title: Methane-water cross second virial coefficient with quantum corrections from an ab initio potential.
abstract: We present our calculations of the cross second virial coefficient (B12) and of a related quantity, phi 12 = B12-TdB12/dT, for the methane-water system in the temperature range T = 200-1000 K. These calculations were performed using one of the ab initio potentials developed in previous work [Akin-Ojo and Szalewicz, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 134311 (2005)]. Quantum corrections of order variant Planck's over 2pi(2) were added to the computed classical values. We have estimated the uncertainties in our computed B12 and phi 12(T). This allowed evaluation of the quality of the experimental data to which we compare our results. We also provide an analytical expression for B12(T) as a function of the temperature T obtained by fitting the calculated values. This formula also predicts values of phi12(T) consistent with the directly calculated values.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA. prayerz@physics.udel.edu
authors.forename: Omololu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akin-Ojo
authors.forename: Allan H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szalewicz