Vibrational energy disposal surprisal plot

The surprisal plots tend to be linear for all three prior distributions unless dynamical restrictions are present. Then surprisal plots for I and II become nonlinear. Extrapolation of the surprisal plots to = 0 facilitates assignment of the relative v=0 population. The vibrational energy disposal for the CHjX(X = F, Cl, Br, I) series are all characterized by the same X . 

The O + CSe reaction is more exoergic than the O + CS reaction. However, the vibrational energy disposal is very similar as judged from the — Ay and values. Extrapolation of the linear surprisal plot again was used to estimate the populations of the lower vibrational levels for Table 2.13. 

The H + X2 reactions give non-linear surprisal plots for vibrational and translational energy disposal and are approximately quadratic in form. By including an additional minimal-momentum transfer or Frank—Condon-like constraint [250, 251], the translational distributions are reproduced by a surprisal that is Gaussian in momentum. A corresponding vibrational form can be derived [241]. 

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