Head-on collision

Consider a head-on collision between particles incoming along directions cp and Cfc+3. There are two possible outcomes such that both particle number and momentum are conserved the output must consist of two particles emerging either along directions c +i and 3 +4 (figure 9.10-b) or along Cfc i and (figure 9.10-c). We can either have the system always choose the same output channel, which... 

Whatever scheme we choose for treating head-on collisions, however, unless we also have triple collisions, spurious conservations laws are inevitable. In addition to the total particle numbei and momentum, it is easy to see that head-on collisions also conserve the difference in particle number in opposite directions-, that is, the difference in particle numbers in directions c and c +s- A simple way to fix this problem is to introduce a triple-collision of the form (cp, Ck+2, k+4) ( k+i, Ck+s, Ck+5)... 

Consider a one-dimensional lattice populated by particles moving either to the left or right with unit velocity. When two particles collide head-on at a site, they reverse direction (figure 12.13-a). If the particles are all identical, head-on collisions are indistinguishable from there being no interactions are at all (figure 12.13-b). 

Consider the collision of Ar+ with HD. If one assumes that one of the partners in the diatomic molecule does not participate in the collision but merely acts as a spectator, then conservation of energy and momentum permit the following equation for head-on collisions... 

The cancellation in GP effects in the state-to-state DCS are found [20-22, 26, 27, 29] at low impact parameters, when F(J) in Eq. (15) is chosen to include only contributions for which / < 9. It is well known [55,56] that most of the reactive scattering in this regime consists of head-on collisions, in which the reaction proceeds mainly by the H atom striking the H2 diatom at geometries that are close to linear. Most of the products are then formed by direct recoil in the backward (9 = 180°) region, this being typical behavior for a hydrogen-abstraction reaction. 

The rate of reaction in collision theories is related to the number of successful collisions. A successful reactive encounter depends on maw things, including (1) the speed at which the molecules approach each other (relative translational energy), (2) how close they are to a head-on collision (measured by a miss distance or impact parameter, b, Figure 6.10), (3) the internal energy states of each reactant (vibrational (v), rotational (/)), (4) the timing (phase) of the vibrations and rotations as the reactants approach, and (5) orientation (or steric aspects) of the molecules (the H atom to be abstracted in reaction 634 must be pointing toward the radical center). 

We discuss briefly the factors that determine the intensity of the scattered ions. During collision, a low energy ion does not penetrate the target atom as deeply as in RBS. As a consequence, the ion feels the attenuated repulsion by the positive nucleus of the target atom, because the electrons screen it. In fact, in a head-on collision with Cu, a He+ ion would need to have about 100 keV energy to penetrate within the inner electron shell (the K or Is shell). An approximately correct potential for the interaction is the following modified Coulomb potential [lj ... 

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The jamming effect, i.e., the slowing down of the longitudinal diffusion of a polymer chain by the head-on collision with other chains, can be treated by a model similar to that proposed by Cohen and Turnbull [112] for self diffusion of small molecules in a fluid. This model assumes that if at least one surrounding polymer chain exists within the critical hole ahead of a test chain, both collide, and this prevents the test chain from diffusing longitudinally. With this assumption, we express the longitudinal diffusion coefficient Dp of the test chain as... 

Consider the three collisions depicted in Fig. 10.3. In the collision at the top of the figure, the relative velocity vector is aligned directly between the centers of the two molecules. As such, they undergo a head-on collision. In this model all of the translation energy would be available, if needed, for passing over the reaction barrier. 

Two matters now demand consideration. First, if translational energy is concerned, and if more or less head-on collisions are necessary, then u should, for the collisions among molecules of high energy, be replaced by a greater value. This would make the calculated number of activat-... 

When a particle and its antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, or a proton and an antiproton, are used in head-on collision experiments, acceleration of the particles can be accomplished in one ring. This is because electrons and positrons, for example, behave m the same way in terms of their response to magnetic and electric fields. Thus, both particles can be injected into the same ring, one to follow an orbit in a clockwise direction the other in a counterclockwise direction. Upon injection of a cluster of each type of particle, collisions occur at two points diametrically opposed. This arrangement provides maximum utilization of the equipment. 

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