Product rotational alignment in NO(X) + Kr collisions

Quantum mechanical (QM) close-coupling calculations have been used to study fully quantum state-resolved product differential rotational alignment in collisions of NO(X 2Π1/2, v = 0, j = 0.5, f) + Kr at a collision energy of 500 cm−1, using the most recent ab initio potential energy surface of Wen et al. [12]. We show that fully quantum state-resolved differential alignment exhibits a noticeable parity-dependent behavior. The results are discussed and compared with previous experimental and theoretical studies on NO(X) + He/Ar inelastic scattering at similar collision energies.