title: A crossed molecular beam imaging study of the O(1D2)+HCl-->OH+Cl(2P J=3/2, 1/2) reaction.
abstract: A crossed molecular beam study is presented for the O((1)D(2))+HCl-->OH+Cl((2)P(J)) reaction at the collision energy of 6 kcal mol(-1). State-resolved doubly differential cross sections are obtained for the Cl((2)P(J=3/2) ) and Cl*((2)P(J=1/2) ) products by velocity-map ion imaging. Both products are slightly more forward scattered, which suggests a reaction mechanism without a long-lived intermediate in the ground electronic state. A small fraction (23 %) of the energy release into the translational degree of freedom indicates strong internal excitation of the counterpart OH radical. The contribution of the electronic excited states of O--HCl to the overall reaction is also examined from the doubly differential cross sections.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN, Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan. toshisuzuki@riken.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohguchi
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki