Title: vibrational redistribution
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - vibrational redistribution
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.V06614
Status: current

Definition
Intramolecular redistribution of energy among the vibrational modes usually giving a statistical distribution of their populations, characterized by the 'vibrational temperature'. For large molecules, this process does not require collisions.

Related Term
- Intramolecular: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/I03130

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2283 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

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Citation: Citation: 'vibrational redistribution' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.V06614
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