Vibrational Energy Transfer

Abstract

Many aspects of the collision dynamics of vibrational energy transfer are presented. Special emphasis is placed on three broad areas within this field: (1) vibrational energy transfer in large molecules (>10 modes) at low excitation, (2) vibrational energy transfer in large molecules at high vibrational excitation, and (3) vibrational energy transfer of highly excited small molecules. Advances in laser methods have revolutionized experimental investigations of all of these areas. Recent results are presented, and directions for the future are discussed.