The O(1D) + H2 (X1Σ+, v, j) → OH(X2Π, v′, j′) + H(2S) reaction at low collision energy: When a simple statistical description of the dynamics works

In this communication, we highlight that statistical approaches for chemical reactions describe reasonably well the low energy dynamics of the title process. Consequently, such methods prove to be valuable to compute rate constants from low to room temperatures. Results are compared with experiment and recent precise quantum wave packet calculations [J. Phys. Chem. A, 2009, 113, 5285]. © 2011 the Owner Societies.T.G.L. would like to thank for support from MEC (Spain) under project FIS2010-18132. L.B. and P.L. gratefully acknowledge the Conseil Regional d’Aquitaine (contract 2007.1221 Collisions Re´actives Froides) for its support to this work.Peer Reviewe