Abstract

We have developed final-state specific far-wing laser absorption techniques for studies of excited-state chemical reactions. These methods are based on the application of well-established classical line-broadening ideas to gas phase reactive collisions. We applied these techniques to studies of simple metal-hydrogen reactions and demonstrated their sensitivity to the form of the potential energy surfaces and to the nuclear motion dynamics and nonadiabatic coupling effects on the surfaces.

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