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Published July 1, 1996 | public
Journal Article

Rotationally resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of the vanadium dimer

Abstract

Results of calculations of the rotationally resolved photoelectron spectra of the V_2^+ ground state obtained by two-color excitation via the A ^3Π_u ← X^3 Σ_g^- system are reported and compared with recent pulsed-field-ionization zero-kinetic-energy measurements of these spectra. Agreement between the measured and calculated spectra is very encouraging. Both illustrate that the spin-orbit interaction plays an important role in photoionization of the A ^3Π_u state of V_2 leading to the X^4Σ_g^− state of V_2^+. Striking differences are seen in the ion rotational distributions for ionization via the A ^3Π_(1u) and A ^3Π_(2u spin-orbit components.

Additional Information

© 1996 Elsevier. Received 1 September 1995. This work was supported by grants from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Office of Health and Environmental Research of the U.S. Department of Energy. We also acknowledge use of the resource of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology CRAY Y-MP2E/232 Supercomputer.

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