A quantum-mechanical study of the dynamics of the N(2D)+H2→NH+H reaction

Abstract

We have studied the low energy quantum dynamics of the N(2D)+H2(X 1Σg+)→NH(X 3Σ−)+H(2S) reaction. We use the hyperspherical method and a recently published ab initio potential energy surface. We find a forward–backward symmetry in the differential cross sections which is characteristic of a complex formation. We also present rotational and vibrational integral cross sections.