Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.115, No.3, 1197-1204, 2001
Direct determination of the spin-orbit reactivity in Cl(P-2(3/2),P-2(1/2))+H-2/D-2/HD reactions
By exploiting two different Cl-beam sources and concurrently monitoring the concentrations of the two reagents [Cl(P-2(3/2)) and Cl*(P-2(1/2))] and the H- or D-atom product, the spin-orbit specific excitation functions of the title reactions were determined. The exceptionally large nonadiabatic reactivity for Cl*(P-2(1/2))+n-H-2, inferred in our previous differential cross section investigation, is now confirmed and quantified. The isotope effects for both the spin-orbit ground and excited reagents are also elucidated.