Water Trimer Decay Rate

Author

Donald E. Hagen, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
James L. Kassner, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Abstract

A molecular model is used to study the problem of time dependent bond breaking in a simple cluster system, the water trimer. The intermolecular vibrations of the cluster are broken down into normal modes. A cluster decay rate is calculated based on the rate at which the normal modes combine constructively to strain a bond to the breaking point. Strain energies arising from bond stretching and bond bending are included. The model can be extended to larger cluster sizes and offers an alternative technique to the classical approach for arriving at the kinetics of cluster growth.

Recommended Citation

D. E. Hagen and J. L. Kassner, "Water Trimer Decay Rate," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 4292 - 4300, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Jan 1974.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1681733

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0021-9606

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1974 American Institute of Physics (AIP), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1974