Nascent vibrational/rotational distribution produced by hydrogen atom recombination

Abstract

The nascent vibrational/rotational distribution produced by the reaction H+H+H→H2(v, J)+H is calculated using resonance complex theory. These calculations are carried out using the accurate Siegbahn–Liu–Truhlar–Horowitz surface. Results are presented for the dependence of the total recombination rate coefficient on temperature and specific rate coefficients into individual vibrational/rotational states.