Dynamics Studies Using Rydberg Atom Time-of-flight Spectroscopy

The OH + D2 & rarr; HOD + D reaction has been studied at a collision energy of & sim;9 kcal/mol, above the threshold for formation of the HOD product with three quanta of OD local stretching excitation. It was found that the newly formed OD bond was preferentially excited to v = 2, in agreement with recent theoretical predictions.