Opposite effects of the rotational and translational energy on the rates of ion-molecule reactions near $0\,\text{K}$: the $\text{D}_2^++\text{NH}_3$ and $\text{D}_2^++\text{ND}_3$ reactions

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Hauptverfasser: Hahn, Raphaël, Schlander, David, Zhelyazkova, Valentina, Merkt, Frédéric
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author Hahn, Raphaël
Schlander, David
Zhelyazkova, Valentina
Merkt, Frédéric
author_facet Hahn, Raphaël
Schlander, David
Zhelyazkova, Valentina
Merkt, Frédéric
contents The ion-molecule reactions $\text{D}_2^++\text{NH}_3$ and $\text{D}_2^++\text{ND}_3$ are studied at low collision energies ($E_{\text{coll}}$ from zero to $\sim k_\textrm{B}\cdot 50\,\text{K}$), with the $\text{D}_2^+$ ions in the ground rovibrational state and for different rotational temperatures of the ammonia molecules, using the Rydberg-Stark merged-beam approach. Two different rotational temperatures ($\sim\,15\,\text{K}$ and $\sim\,40\,\text{K}$), measured by (2+1) resonance-enhanced multiphoton-ionization spectroscopy, are obtained by using a seeded supersonic expansion in He and a pure ammonia expansion, respectively. The experimental data reveal a strong enhancement of the rate coefficients at the lowest collision energies caused by the charge-dipole interaction. Calculations based on a rotationally adiabatic capture model accurately reproduce the observed kinetic-energy dependence of the rate coefficients. The rate coefficients increase with increasing rotational temperature of the ammonia molecules, which contradicts the expectation that rotational excitation should average the dipoles out. Moreover, these reactions exhibit a pronounced inverse kinetic isotope effect. The difference is caused by nuclear-spin-statistical factors, and the smaller rotational constants and tunneling splittings in $\text{ND}_3$.
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spellingShingle Opposite effects of the rotational and translational energy on the rates of ion-molecule reactions near $0\,\text{K}$: the $\text{D}_2^++\text{NH}_3$ and $\text{D}_2^++\text{ND}_3$ reactions
Hahn, Raphaël
Schlander, David
Zhelyazkova, Valentina
Merkt, Frédéric
Chemical Physics
The ion-molecule reactions $\text{D}_2^++\text{NH}_3$ and $\text{D}_2^++\text{ND}_3$ are studied at low collision energies ($E_{\text{coll}}$ from zero to $\sim k_\textrm{B}\cdot 50\,\text{K}$), with the $\text{D}_2^+$ ions in the ground rovibrational state and for different rotational temperatures of the ammonia molecules, using the Rydberg-Stark merged-beam approach. Two different rotational temperatures ($\sim\,15\,\text{K}$ and $\sim\,40\,\text{K}$), measured by (2+1) resonance-enhanced multiphoton-ionization spectroscopy, are obtained by using a seeded supersonic expansion in He and a pure ammonia expansion, respectively. The experimental data reveal a strong enhancement of the rate coefficients at the lowest collision energies caused by the charge-dipole interaction. Calculations based on a rotationally adiabatic capture model accurately reproduce the observed kinetic-energy dependence of the rate coefficients. The rate coefficients increase with increasing rotational temperature of the ammonia molecules, which contradicts the expectation that rotational excitation should average the dipoles out. Moreover, these reactions exhibit a pronounced inverse kinetic isotope effect. The difference is caused by nuclear-spin-statistical factors, and the smaller rotational constants and tunneling splittings in $\text{ND}_3$.
title Opposite effects of the rotational and translational energy on the rates of ion-molecule reactions near $0\,\text{K}$: the $\text{D}_2^++\text{NH}_3$ and $\text{D}_2^++\text{ND}_3$ reactions
topic Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.17796