Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.105, No.8, 3332-3335, 1996
Direct Mapping of Vibrational-Specific Angular-Distributions of the Polyatomic Reaction-Product - Cn+d-2-)Dcn+d
A newly developed Doppler-selected time-of-flight (a 3D) method was applied to map out for the first time the vibrational-specific angular distributions of the DCN product from the title reaction. A tentative vibrational assignment was given for the observed structures. It was found that the nascent DCN is formed with substantial excitations in both C-D stretch and DCN bend modes. While the pure C-D stretch and those associated with low bend excitations are predominantly backward scattered, the highly excited DCN in both modes also exhibit a substantial forward scattered component in the angular distribution.
Keywords:CROSS-SECTIONS;MOLECULAR-BEAM;REACTION DYNAMICS;ENERGY DISPOSAL;RATE-CONSTANT;STATE;SCATTERING;HYDROGEN;ATOMS;BOND