title: Ionization photophysics and spectroscopy of dicyanoacetylene.
abstract: Photoionization of dicyanoacetylene was studied using synchrotron radiation over the excitation range 8-25 eV, with photoelectron-photoion coincidence techniques. The absolute ionization cross-section and detailed spectroscopic aspects of the parent ion were recorded. The adiabatic ionization energy of dicyanoacetylene was measured as 11.80 ± 0.01 eV. A detailed analysis of the cation spectroscopy involves new aspects and new assignments of the vibrational components to excitation of the quasi-degenerate A(2)Πg, B(2)Σg(+) states as well as the C(2)Σu(+) and D(2)Πu states of the cation. Some of the structured autoionization features observed in the 12.4-15 eV region of the total ion yield spectrum were assigned to vibrational components of valence shell transitions and to two previously unknown Rydberg series converging to the D(2)Πu state of C4N2(+). The appearance energies of the fragment ions C4N(+), C3N(+), C4(+), C2N(+), and C2(+) were measured and their heats of formation were determined and compared with existing literature values. Thermochemical calculations of the appearance potentials of these and other weaker ions were used to infer aspects of dissociative ionization pathways.
authors: LERMA UMR CNRS 8112, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, 5 place Jules-Jansen, 92195 Meudon, France.
authors: Sydney
authors: S
authors: Leach
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Schwell
authors: Gustavo A
authors: GA
authors: Garcia
authors: Yves
authors: Y
authors: Bénilan
authors: Nicolas
authors: N
authors: Fray
authors: Marie-Claire
authors: MC
authors: Gazeau
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Gaie-Levrel
authors: Norbert
authors: N
authors: Champion
authors: Jean-Claude
authors: JC
authors: Guillemin