Quasi-classical trajectory study of the stereodynamics of a Ne+H₂⁺→NeH⁺+H reaction

We have carried out a quasi-classical trajectory calculation for the reaction of \rm Ne + H_2^+ (\nu=0, j=1) \to \,\rm NeH^+ + H on the ground state (1^2A') using the LZHH potential energy surface constructed by L\ddot\rm u et al. L\ddot\rm u S J, Zhang P Y, Han K L and He G Z 2010 J. Chem. Phys. 132 014303. Differential cross sections at many collision energies indicate that the reaction is dominated by forward-scattering. In addition, the NeH^+ product shows rotationally hot and vibrationally cold distributions. Stereodynamical results indicate that the products are strongly polarized in the direction perpendicular to the scattering plane and that the products rotate mainly in planes parallel to the scattering plane.