Table 3. Sensitivity of the Calculated Branching Fractions for the O(3P) + Benzene Reaction to the CMB Conditions, the Adopted Theoretical Model, and Uncertainties in the Model Parameters.
model | C6H5O + H (triplet) | C5H6 + CO | C6H5O + H (singlet) |
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collision energy distribution | 0.26 | 0.59 | 0.15 |
Landau–Zener ISCa | 0.22 | 0.64 | 0.14 |
weak coupling ISCa | 0.25 | 0.61 | 0.14 |
MECP energy – 2 kcal/mola,b | 0.10 | 0.73 | 0.18 |
MECP energy + 2 kcal/mola,b | 0.53 | 0.38 | 0.08 |
Simulations were performed at the average collision energy of 8.2 kcal/mol.
Simulations were performed using the weak coupling ISC model.