Initial vibrational and rotational energy distributions of hydrogen fluoride formed in reactions of atomic fluorine with hydrogen halides

Abstract

Initial vibrational and rotational energy distributions for the reactions of fluorine atoms with hydrogen chloride, bromide and iodide have been measured by the “arrested relaxation” chemiluminescence method. These reactions have been simulated by the classical trajectory method using semi-empirical l.e.p.s. potential energy surfaces. Information theoretic analysis of the initial vibrational and rotational distributions has also been made.