We strongly condemn Russia's aggressive attack on Ukraine for which there is no rational justification. We stand firmly with the Ukrainian people.
Burkhard Schmidt and R. Benny Gerber
The formation of HCl molecules in collisions of H atoms with Cl(Ar)12 clusters is studied by classical trajectory calculations as a function of the cluster temperature. At sufficiently low impact energy (E=10 kJ/mol) a pronounced threshold effect with temperature is observed: In the solidlike regime of the cluster (T<40 K) there is a strong screening of the Cl atom by the icosahedral Ar solvation shell preventing H + Cl association. In the liquidlike phase of the aggregate (T=45 K) a sharp onset of reactivity is found with a reactive cross section of 11.4 x 10-20 m2.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 72 (15), 2490-2493 (1994)
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.2490