SEMICLASSICAL DEMONSTRATION OF MODE SPECIFICITY IN THE TUNNELING SPLITTING IN A MODEL OF THE MALONALDEHYDE MOLECULE

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SEWELL, TD [1 ]
THOMPSON, DL [1 ]
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[1] OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV,DEPT CHEM,STILLWATER,OK 74078
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10.1016/0009-2614(92)85642-N
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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A semiclassical model is used to calculate the tunneling splitting in a model of the malonaldehyde molecule to determine the extent to which mode-specific behavior might exist for malonaldehyde and other topologically similar systems. Ensembles of 2500 classical trajectories corresponding to various degrees of mode-selective excitation were computed on the model potential-energy surface by Hutchinson. Tunneling was incorporated by using a combination of the "classical-plus-tunneling" model of Waite and Miller and a newer variant by Makri and Miller. The results indicate a sensitive dependence of the splitting on the initial conditions. Extension of the method to full-dimensional calculations is discussed.
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