Abstract
The OH rotational polarization produced by the reaction of fast H atoms from the polarized 193 nm photolysis of HBr with O2 (2.6 eV collision energy) has been measured by laser-induced fluorescence using polarized analysis light. A strong rotational polarization parallel to the electric vector of the dissociation laser and perpendicular to the flight direction of the H atoms is observed. Implications for the H+O2 reaction dynamics at high collision energies are discussed.
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