title: Photodissociation of nitrous oxide starting from excited bending levels.
abstract: The photodissociation dynamics of N2O in the wavelength region of 203-205 nm was studied by velocity map ion imaging. A speed resolution of 0.8% was obtained using standard projection imaging and subpixel centroiding calculations. To investigate N2O dissociation starting from the excited bending levels in the ground electronic state, a supersonic molecular beam and an effusive beam were used. The photoabsorption transition probability from the first excited bending level in the wavelength region of 203-205 nm was estimated to be seven times greater than that from the ground vibrational level.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawamata
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohguchi
authors.forename: Tatsuhiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishide
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki