A TRANSITION-STATE THEORY-BASED STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF UNIMOLECULAR DECAY-RATES WITH APPLICATION TO UNIMOLECULAR DECOMPOSITION OF FORMALDEHYDE

被引:125
作者
MILLER, WH
HERNANDEZ, R
MOORE, CB
POLIK, WF
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,DIV MAT & CHEM SCI,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] HOPE COLL,DEPT CHEM,HOLLAND,MI 49423
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D O I
10.1063/1.459636
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A statistical distribution of state-specific unimolecular decay rates is derived (within the framework of random matrix theory) that is determined completely by the transition state properties of the potential energy surface. It includes the standard X-square distributions as a special case. Model calculations are presented to show the extent to which it can differ from the X-square distribution, and specific application is made to the state-specific unimolecular decay rate data for D2 CO→ D2 + CO. © 1990 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:5657 / 5666
页数:10
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