Ultrafast predissociation dynamics of water molecules excited to the electronic C̃ and D̃ states

Autor:	Ingolf V. Hertel, O. Steinkellner, H.-H. Ritze, Frank Noack, W. Radloff
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Chemistry General Physics and Astronomy Laser Dissociation (chemistry) law.invention law Excited state Femtosecond Kinetic isotope effect Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Atomic physics Ground state Ultrashort pulse Excitation
Zdroj:	The Journal of Chemical Physics. 121:1765-1770
ISSN:	1089-7690 0021-9606
DOI:	10.1063/1.1760732
Popis:	Two-photon excitation with femtosecond laser pulses in the spectral range 240-250 nm was used to prepare vapor phase H(2)O and D(2)O in the C (1)B(1) and D (1)A(1) states. Both states are predissociated via the B (1)A(1) state, forming excited OH/OD(A (2)Sigma(+)) as well as ground state OH/OD(X (2)Pi). We used ultrashort infrared probe pulses (1.65-2.42 microm) to control the ratio between these excited and ground state fragments originating from the dissociation process. Time resolved detection of the OH/OD(A (2)Sigma(+)) --OH/OD(X (2)Pi) fluorescence allows us to monitor the dynamics of the predissociation. For the heterogeneous predissociation out of the C(1)B(1) state life times of (0.5 +/- 0.1) ps and (1.2 +/- 0.1) ps were found for H(2)O and D(2)O, respectively. The purely homogeneous character of the predissociation out of the D (1)A(1) state was monitored.
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