title: Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering of methyl chloride at the chlorine K edge.
abstract: We present a combined experimental and theoretical study of isolated CH(3)Cl molecules using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS). The high-resolution spectra allow extraction of information about nuclear dynamics in the core-excited molecule. Polarization-resolved RIXS spectra exhibit linear dichroism in the spin-orbit intensities, a result interpreted as due to chemical environment and singlet-triplet exchange in the molecular core levels. From analysis of the polarization-resolved data, Cl 2p(x, y) and 2p(z) electronic populations can be determined.
authors.affiliation: UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR7614, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique-Matière et Rayonnement, F-7005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Khoury
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Journel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guillemin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carniato
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Stolte
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lindle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D002713:Chlorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D008737:Methyl Chloride / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D002713:Chlorine; D008737:Methyl Chloride