Nonequilibrium Vibrational Kinetics

Radicals.- 5.1 Mechanisms for Vibrational Relaxation.- 5.1.1 Collisions Between Species with Closed Electronic Shells.- 5.1.2 Electronically Nonadiabatic Mechanisms for Vibrational Relaxation.- 5.1.3 Vibrational Relaxation as the Result of Chemical Interaction.- 5.1.4 Summary of Vibrational Relaxation Mechanisms.- 5.2 Experimental Results and Discussion.- 5.2.1 Collisions Between Free Radicals and Noble Gas Atoms.- 5.2.2 Collisions Between Saturated Molecules in Singlet States and Radical Atoms.- a) The H3 System.- b) The H + HX (X = F, Cl) Systems.- c) The X, Y + HX (X = F, Cl, Br; Y = Cl, Br, 0) Systems.- 5.2.3 Collisions Between Unsaturated Molecules in Singlet States and Radical Atoms.- 5.2.4 Collisions Between Molecules and Molecular Free Radicals.- 5.2.5 Collisions Between Free Radicals.- 5.3 Conclusion and Prognosis.- References.- 6. Dynamics of Reactions Involving Vibrationally Excited Molecules.- 6.1 Experimental and Computational Results for Representative Atom-Diatom Reactions.- 6.1.1 Reactions of Atoms with Hydrogen Molecules and Isotopic Variants.- a) The Reaction H + H2.- b) The Reaction F + H2.- c) Reactions of Other Atoms with H2.- 6.1.2 Reactions of Atoms with Hydrogen Halides.- 6.1.3 Reactions of Atoms with Halogen and Interhalogen Molecules.- 6.1.4 Reactions of Atoms with Oxygen Molecules.- 6.1.5 Reactions Involving Other Diatomic Molecules and Ions.- 6.2 Theoretical Outlook.- 6.2.1 Coordinates for Rearrangement Processes.- 6.2.2 Decoupling Schemes for Rotations: Sudden Approximations.- 6.2.3 Hyperspherical Adiabatic Approach: Kinematic Effects for Vibrational Energy Exchange.- 6.3 Conclusions.- References.- 7. Vibrational Excitation and Dissociative Attachment.- 7.1 The Resonance Model.- 7.1.1 Qualitative Remarks.- 7.1.2 Quantitative Discussion.- 7.1.3 Cross Section for Dissociative Attachment.- 7.1.4 Cross Section for Vibrational Excitation.- 7.1.5 Semiclassical Approximation.- 7.2 Applications to Specific Molecules.- 7.2.1 Molecular Hydrogen.- a) Resonances.- b) Vibrational Excitation.- c) Dissociative Attachment.- d) Isotope Effect.- 7.2.2 Molecular Nitrogen.- a) Resonances.- b) Vibrational Excitation.- c) "Dissociative Attachment".- 7.2.3 Carbon Monoxide.- a) Resonances.- b) Vibrational Excitation.- c) Dissociative Attachment.- 7.2.4 Hydrogen Chloride.- a) Resonances.- b) Vibrational Excitation.- c) Dissociative Attachment.- 7.3 Applications of the Attachment Process Under Nonequilibrium Conditions.- 7.3.1 Neutral Beam Injection in Fusion Plasma.- 7.3.2 Electron-Beam Switches.- 7.3.3 Laser Plasma Instabilities.- 7.3.4 Gaseous Dielectrics.- 7.A Appendix: Normalization of Continuum Functions.- References.- 8. Vibrational Distribution and Rate Constants for Vibrational Energy Transfer.- 8.1 Vibrational Distribution.- 8.1.1 The Vibrationally Excited Medium.- 8.1.2 Infrared Techniques.- a) Infrared Spontaneous Emission.- b) Probe Laser Technique.- c) Typical Results.- d) Conclusion.- 8.1.3 Light-Scattering Techniques.- a) Spontaneous Raman Scattering-Fluorescence.- b) Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering.- c) Summary.- 8.1.4 Other Techniques.- a) Multiphoton Ionization.- b) Velocity-Modulated Infrared Laser Spectroscopy.- 8.2 Rate Constants for Vibrational Energy Transfer.- 8.2.1 Steady-State Measurements.- 8.2.2 Time-Resolved Measurements.- a) Laser-Induced Infrared Fluorescence.- b) Two-Laser Experiments.- c) Other Time-Resolved Techniques.- References.- 9. Isotope Separation by Vibration-Vibration Pumping.- 9.1 Kinetic Modeling.- 9.2 Experimental Studies.- 9.2.1 Carbon Monoxide.- a) Optical Excitation.- b) Glow Discharge Excitation.- 9.2.2 Nitrogen/Oxygen Mixtures.- 9.3 V-V Pumping as an Alternative Method of Stable Isotope Preparation.- References.- 10. Vibrational Kinetics and Reactions of Polyatomic Molecules in Nonequilibrium Systems.- 10.1 Elementary Process of V-T Relaxation of Highly Excited Polyatomic Molecules.- 10.2 Elementary Process of V-V Exchange of Highly Excited Polyatomic Molecules.- 10.3 Population of Vibrationally Excited States of Polyatomic Molecules in Nonequilibrium Conditions.- 10.4 Reactions of Polyatomic Molecules Under Essentially Nonequilibrium Conditions.- 10.4.1 Fast Reactions.- 10.4.2 Slow Reactions.- 10.5 CO2 Dissociation Stimulated by Vibrational Excitation of Molecules in Plasma.- 10.5.1 Single-Temperature Approximation.- 10.5.2 Two-Temperature Approximation.- 10.6 Summary.- References.- 11. Coupling of Vibrational and Electronic Energy Distributions in Discharge and Post-Discharge Conditions.- 11.1 Coupling Between NV and the Free-Electron Energy Distribution Function.- 11.1.1 Electrical Discharges.- 11.1.2 Post-Discharge Conditions.- 11.2 Coupling Between NV and NV*.- 11.3 Conclusions.- References.- Additional References with Titles.