Construction of an accurate potential energy surface by interpolation for quantum dynamics studies of a three-body system

Shi Ying Lin, Seung C. Park, Myung Soo Kim
1999 Journal of Chemical Physics  
A method to construct an accurate potential energy surface ͑PES͒ by interpolation for a three-body reaction which is suitable for quantum dynamics studies is presented using ClϩH 2˜H ClϩH as an example. Use of the exponential coordinates led to a significant improvement. Dynamics results, both classical and quantal, on the LEPS and LEPS-interpolated PESs were nearly indistinguishable. An accurate analytic PES can be constructed with the ab initio results also, as manifested with the PES contours.
doi:10.1063/1.479681 fatcat:bvdm6ypzenarbpkkaowhbf5vjy