Time-dependent Quantum Wave Packet Study of F+HCl and F+DCl Reactions

Abstract

The F+HCl and F+DCl reactions are studied by the time-dependent quantum wave packet method, using the most recent potential energy surface reported by Deskevich et al.. Total reaction probabilities for a number of initial ro-vibrational states of HCl and DCl diatomic moiety are presented in the case of total angular momentum J=0. It is found that for both reactions the initial rotational excitation of the diatomic moiety enhances greatly the reaction probabilities but this effect is more significant for F+HCl system. This is mainly due to larger rotational constant of the HCl reagent. The initial vibrational excitation of the diatomic moiety has little effect on the reactivity for both systems except shifting down the collision energy threshold. The results indicate that the reaction coordinates for these two systems are effectively along rotational freedom degree. More quantum phenomena, such as tunneling and resonance, are observed in F+HCl reaction than F+DCl reaction, and for the initial states studied, the reactivity of the later is lower. Different skewing angles of these two systems account for these isotopic differences.