Fully coupled (J > 0) time-dependent wave-packet calculations using hyperspherical coordinates for the H + O₂ reaction on the CHIPR potential energy surface

Abstract

Quantum dynamics of the H + O₂→ O + OH reaction has been extensively studied on the adiabatic ground state of CHIPR potential energy surfaces by employing a coupled 3D time-dependent wavepacket approach in hyperspherical coordinates. Calculations have been performed for all non-zero J values for various initial rotational states of the diatom [O₂(v = 0, j = 1–5)]. State-to-state and total integral cross sections are calculated using fully converged reaction probabilities, where initial state selected and Boltzmann averaged thermal rate constants are also subsequently calculated. Moreover, a comparison of various reaction attributes obtained by using the fully close coupled approach with the ones obtained from the J-shifting approximation and extrapolation scheme is presented along with other theoretical results and experimental observations.