Quantum Dynamics of Br + HD Reaction

Abstract

In this article we report the results of three-dimensional time-dependent quantum wavepacket calculations carried out for the Br + HD( v = 0, j = 0) reaction in the collision energy range 0.0-1.2 eV. An accurate potential energy surface computed by Kurosaki was used for the dynamical calculations. Both reactive channels, BrH + D and BrD + H, show vibrational enhancement of the reaction cross sections. For the three initial vibrational states considered, the production of BrD channel dominates over that of BrH for the considered collision energy range. The two arrangement channels exhibit different initial rotational state dependence. The cross section for the formation of BrD is almost independent of j whereas the same for the formation of BrH increases with increase in j. A comparison with the results on an e-LEPS surface shows that the two surfaces behave very differently with respect to the cross section for the initial rotational states.