Mechanisms and dynamics of the NH+2 + H+ and NH+ + H+ + H fragmentation channels upon single-photon double ionization of NH3
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- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Max Planck Inst. fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg (Germany); J.W. Goethe Univ., Frankfurt (Germany)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Auburn Univ., AL (United States)
- Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
- Auburn Univ., AL (United States)
- Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
- Max Planck Inst. fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg (Germany)
- J.W. Goethe Univ., Frankfurt (Germany)
We present state-selective measurements on the NH$$_2^{+}$$ + H$$^{+}$$ and NH$$^{+}$$ + H$$^{+}$$ + H dissociation channels following single-photon double ionization at 61.5 eV of neutral NH$$_{3}$$, where the two photoelectrons and two cations are measured in coincidence using 3-D momentum imaging. Three dication electronic states are identified to contribute to the NH$$_2^{+}$$ + H$$^{+}$$ dissociation channel, where the excitation in one of the three states undergoes intersystem crossing prior to dissociation, producing a cold NH$$_2^+$$ fragment. In contrast, the other two states directly dissociate, producing a ro-vibrationally excited NH$$_2^+$$ fragment with roughly 1 eV of internal energy. The NH$$^{+}$$ + H$$^{+}$$ + H channel is fed by direct dissociation from three intermediate dication states, one of which is shared with the NH$$_2^{+}$$ + H$$^{+}$$ channel. We find evidence of autoionization contributing to each of the double ionization channels. Finally, the distributions of the relative emission angle between the two photoelectrons, as well as the relative angle between the recoil axis of the molecular breakup and the polarization vector of the ionizing field, are also presented to provide insight on the ionization mechanisms for the different dication states.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; FG02-86ER13491; PHY-1807017
- OSTI ID:
- 1658358
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1840508
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Vol. 53, Issue 24; ISSN 0953-4075
- Publisher:
- IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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