Changes in atomic-molecular alignment and/or in molecular orientation, can affect strongly the fate of basic collision events. However, a deep knowledge of these phenomena is still today not fully understood, althoughit is of general relevance for the control of the stereodynamics of elementary chemical-physical processes, occurring under a variety of conditions, both in gas phase and at surface. In particular, understanding the mode-specificity in reaction dynamics of open-shell atoms, free radicals, molecules, atomic and molecular ions, under hyper-thermal, thermal and sub-thermal conditions is of fundamental importance for catalysis, plasmas, photo-dynamics as well as interstellar and low-temperature chemistry. In this paper new results on the role of atomic alignment effects on the stereodynamics of autoionization reactions will be presented and discussed.
New Insights on the Stereodynamics of Elementary Processes Controlled by Anisotropic Intermolecular Forces
Fernando Pirani;Franco Vecchiocattivi;Stefano Falcinelli
2020
Abstract
Changes in atomic-molecular alignment and/or in molecular orientation, can affect strongly the fate of basic collision events. However, a deep knowledge of these phenomena is still today not fully understood, althoughit is of general relevance for the control of the stereodynamics of elementary chemical-physical processes, occurring under a variety of conditions, both in gas phase and at surface. In particular, understanding the mode-specificity in reaction dynamics of open-shell atoms, free radicals, molecules, atomic and molecular ions, under hyper-thermal, thermal and sub-thermal conditions is of fundamental importance for catalysis, plasmas, photo-dynamics as well as interstellar and low-temperature chemistry. In this paper new results on the role of atomic alignment effects on the stereodynamics of autoionization reactions will be presented and discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
