Published November 5, 1993
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Journal Article
Femtosecond reaction dynamics of Rydberg states. Methyl iodide
- Creators
- Janssen, M. H. M.
- Dantus, M.
- Guo, H.
- Zewail, A. H.
Abstract
Femtosecond reaction dynamics of Rydberg states (6p ^2E_(1/2) and 7s^2E_(3/2)) in methyl iodide are reported. The observed ultrafast decay and the large isotope effect reflect the Rydberg-valence potentials crossing to yield CH_3 + I. The dependence of the dynamics on the vibrational mode is studied with focus on the character of the mode and the coherent coupling. Molecular quantum dynamics simulations are also reported.
Additional Information
© 1993 Elsevier B.V. Received 17 August 1993; in final form 31 August 1993. This work was supported by a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and by the National Science Foundation (to AHZ and to HG). We would like to thank Søren Pedersen of this group for his help in fitting some of the experimental results. We especially thank the group of Professor C.A. de Lange for providing us with a reprint of their work (ref. [18]) prior to publication.Additional details
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- 69962
- DOI
- 10.1016/0009-2614(93)85635-2
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20160826-104207140
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
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