A finite-element visualization of quantum reactive scattering. II. Nonadiabaticity on coupled potential energy

Mick Warehime1, Jacek Kłos2, Millard H Alexander2

  • 1Chemical Physics Program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-2021, USA.

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