Dynamic mapping of CN rotation following photoexcitation of ICN-.
In a spin: the dynamics of photoexcited ICN(-) (Ar)(0-5) are presented. Photodetachment produces quasi-thermal electron emission that leaves ICN with up to 2.85 eV of internal energy. Photodissociation at 2.5 eV leads to one-atom caging and highly solvated anion products. Calculations indicate efficient energy transfer into CN rotation upon excitation to the (2)Π(1/2) excited state. CN rotation is vital to explain the unique dynamics observed.
JILA, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, 80309, USA.
Amanda S
AS
Case
Elisa M
EM
Miller
Joshua P
JP
Martin
Yu-Ju
YJ
Lu
Leonid
L
Sheps
Anne B
AB
McCoy
W Carl
WC
Lineberger