Term: vibrational redistribution
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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 Terms:
1) intramolecular (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03130).

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

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. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.V06614

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