Correlation of attack and recoil angles for the Li plus HF reaction:: An exact quantum mechanical study at low and high total angular momentum

The total angular momentum (J = 1, 10) S matrix elements of the Li + H F reaction have been calculated using a time independent method, and matrix transformed to the stereodirected and Gauss-Legendre discrete variable representations. This paper extends to higher partial waves the study on the stereodynamics of the Li + HF reaction performed at a total angular momentum J = 0. The work is focused on the orbital angular momentum (L) substates rather than on the projections K on the intermolecular axis and emphasis is given to a space-fixed rather than to a body fixed view of the collision process. A detailed comparison of stereodirected and discrete variable representations is also made. (c) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V.