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Resonances at very low temperature for the reaction D$_2$+H

Atomic Physics 2017-05-24 v1 Chemical Physics

Abstract

We present numerical results for rate coefficients of reaction and vibrational quenching in the collision of H with D2(v,j)_2(v,j) at cold and ultracold temperatures. We explore both ortho-D2(j ⁣= ⁣0)_2(j\!=\!0) and para-D2(j ⁣= ⁣1)_2(j\!=\!1) for several initial vibrational states (v5)(v\leq 5), and find resonant structures in the energy range 0.01--10 kelvin, which are sensitive to the initial rovibrational state (v,j)(v,j). We compare the reaction rates for D2_2+H with our previously obtained results for the isotopologue reaction H2_2+D, and discuss the implications of our detailed study of this benchmark system for ultracold chemistry.

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@article{arxiv.1612.08437,
  title  = {Resonances at very low temperature for the reaction D$_2$+H},
  author = {I. Simbotin and R. Côté},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.08437},
  year   = {2017}
}

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12 pages, 7 figures