Potential Energy Surfaces for Reactions of X Metal Atoms (X = Cu, Zn, Cd, Ga, Al, Au, or Hg) with YH4 Molecules (Y = C, Si, or Ge) and Transition Probabilities at Avoided Crossings in Some Cases

<table>Potential energy surfaces of the interaction of both Zn(1S) + CH4 and Zn(1P) + CH4. The 4p1 character follows the path from the second excited state to the minimum in the X 1A′ state, where the final products are formed. In this figure, Zn… Hi means that product H + ZnCH3 arises from sending to infinity the Hi, and Zn… C means that product ZnH + CH3 arises from sending to infinity the HiZn.</table>

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Figure 7: Potential Energy Surfaces for Reactions of X Metal Atoms (X = Cu, Zn, Cd, Ga, Al, Au, or Hg) with YH4 Molecules (Y = C, Si, or Ge) and Transition Probabilities at Avoided Crossings in Some Cases

Figure 7 | Potential Energy Surfaces for Reactions of X Metal Atoms (X = Cu, Zn, Cd, Ga, Al, Au, or Hg) with  YH4 Molecules (Y = C, Si, or Ge) and Transition Probabilities at Avoided Crossings in Some Cases 