title: Photoinduced ion-pair formation in the (HI)m(H2O)n cluster system.
abstract: The temporal behavior of the photoinduced ion-pair formation process in the (HI)m(H2O)n (n=1-6 for m=1 and n=1-4 for m=2) cluster system has been studied via the coupling between the g 3Sigma- Rydberg and V 1Sigma+ valence states. Comparison of the time constants obtained to those measured in previous experiments for the analogous process in HBr-water clusters, along with a detailed analysis of the signal intensity as a function of laser-pulse power, provides new insight into and confirmation of the previously proposed ion-pair formation mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Dermota
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hydutsky
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Castleman