Dependence of collision lifetimes on translational energy

Research is done on clusters and collision complexes which are stabilized by three-body collisions that are two-step bimolecular collisions A + B -> AB* and AB* + M -> AB + M, where M is a bath molecule that removes the excess energy from AB. In conclusion, the analytical expressions, which were developed for centrosymmetric potentials, are in poor agreement with the trajectory results of benzene/Ar for low values and in good agreement for high values of translation energies and temperatures.