Mixed Quantum/Classical Theory for Collisional Quenching of PAHs in the Interstellar Media
Mixed Quantum/Classical Theory for Collisional Quenching of PAHs in the Interstellar Media
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星际介质中 PAH 碰撞猝灭的混合量子/经典理论
DOI:
10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00418
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Babikov, Dmitri
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作者:
Mandal, Bikramaditya;Joy, Carolin;Semenov, Alexander;Babikov, Dmitri
A computationally affordable methodology is developed to predict cross sections and rate coefficients for collisional quenching and excitation of large molecules in space, such as PAHs. Mixed quantum/classical theory of inelastic scattering (MQCT) is applied, in which quantum state-to-state transitions between the internal states of the molecule are described using a time-dependent Schrodinger equation, while the scattering of collision partners is described classically using mean-field trajectories. To boost the numerical performance even further, a decoupling scheme for the equations of motion and a Monte Carlo sampling of the initial conditions are implemented. The method is applied to compute cross sections for rotational excitation and quenching of a benzene molecule (C6H6) by collisions with He atoms in a broad range of energies, using a very large basis set of rotational eigenstates up toj= 60, and close to one million nonzero matrix elements for state-to-state transitions. The properties of collision cross sections for C6H6+ He are reported and discussed. The accuracy of the approximations is rigorously tested and is found to be suitable for astrophysical/astrochemical simulations. The method and code developed here can be employed to generate a database of collisional quenching rate coefficients for PAHs and other large molecules, such as iCOMs, or for molecule–molecule collisions in cometary comas.
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影响因子:
4.8
作者:
C. Boursier;B. Mandal;D. Babikov;M. Dubernet
通讯作者:
M. Dubernet
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
Semenov, Alexander;Babikov, Dmitri
通讯作者:
Babikov, Dmitri
DOI:
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发表时间:
2002
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影响因子:
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作者:
D. Cappelletti;M. Bartolomei;F. Pirani;V. Aquilanti
通讯作者:
V. Aquilanti
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
O. Denis;T. Stoecklin;A. Dutrey;S. Guilloteau
通讯作者:
S. Guilloteau
DOI:
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发表时间:
2006
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影响因子:
--
作者:
A. Remijan;J. Hollis;L. Snyder;P. Jewell;F. Lovas
通讯作者:
F. Lovas