Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.111, No.9, 3891-3897, 1999
Isotopic effects on vibrational energy transfer in CO
Rate constants for vibrational energy exchange in CO collisions have been calculated for normal CO and two isomers. The calculations have been carried out using a semiclassical collision model in which translational and rotational motions are treated classically. The vibrational degrees of freedom are quantized. The theoretical predicted rates agree well with recent experimental data.