Vibrational Energy Exchange for a Morse Potential Interaction

Abstract
The vibrational energy transfer between an atom and an atomic oscillator is considered for a Morse potential interaction, from the point of view of thermal accommodation coefficient theory. An expression is obtained for the transition probabilities for the exchange of one quantum of energy. A comparison is made with the semiclassical theory. Inconsistencies in the literature are noted and discussed.

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