title: The dynamics of the H + H2O reaction.
abstract: This article reviews the history and recent progress in the study of the dynamics of the H + H2O reaction, which has become a benchmark for experimental research in the field of gas-phase reaction dynamics. The dynamics of H + H2O is discussed in terms of the different observable properties: integral cross-sections, rate coefficients, product state distributions, differential cross-sections, and vector correlations. It is shown how experimental measurements and first-principle theoretical calculations have revealed the interesting microscopic aspects of this elementary chemical reaction.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Física I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain. jfc@legendre.quim.ucm.es
authors.forename: Jesús F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Castillo