Metastable states of ozone calculated on an accurate potential energy surface

A new potential energy surface for ozone is developed. It is based on high level ab initio data and includes an accurate description of the barrier region. Full quantum reactive scattering calculations using a coupled channel approach and hyperspherical coordinates are performed on this surface for various isotopic compositions of ozone. Collision lifetimes are obtained over a wide energy range, which gives the spectrum of rovibrational metastable states (scattering resonances). This spectrum is discovered to be very nonstatistical. The spectrum of resonances is dense below the isotopic zero-point-energy threshold and sparse above it. This feature is explained by the opening of additional dissociation channels at higher energies. This behavior is a general quantum mechanical effect that should occur in other triatomic molecules.

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