Isotope effects in the fragmentation of water: The photodissociation of HOD in the first absorption band
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 88 (11) , 6831-6837
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.454381
Abstract
We investigate the photofragmentation of HOD in the first absorption band. Full three‐dimensional quantum mechanical calculations on an ab initio excited state potential are presented. They are based on the IOS approximation for the rotational (bending) degree of freedom. The remaining two‐dimensional problem is treated exactly using hyperspherical (polar) coordinates. HOD absorption spectra are compared with recently published results for H2O and D2O. Dissociation of the vibrational ground state favors the production of OD fragments, in agreement with physical intuition. The final vibrational distributions for OH and OD are relatively broad indicating strong final state interaction. They are broader for OD but inverted for OH products. Cross sections for the dissociation of vibrationally excited stretching states are also compared with those for H2O and a strong isotope effect is found. The branching ratio depends significantly on the initial vibrational state of the parent molecule. The quantum mechanical results are compared with simple classical calculations and generally very good agreement is found. Within the classical limit all data are readily understandable.Keywords
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