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Title: Excited state dynamics of cis, cis -1,3-cyclooctadiene: UV pump VUV probe time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0006920· OSTI ID:1800558

We present UV pump, vacuum ultraviolet probe time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy measurements of the excited state dynamics of cis,cis-1,3-cyclooctadiene. A 4.75 eV deep UV pump pulse launches a vibrational wave packet on the first electronically excited state, and the ensuing dynamics are probed via ionization using a 7.92 eV probe pulse. The experimental results indicate that the wave packet undergoes rapid internal conversion to the ground state in under 100 fs. Comparing the measurements with electronic structure and trajectory surface hopping calculations, we are able to interpret the features in the measured photoelectron spectra in terms of ionization to several states of the molecular cation.

Research Organization:
Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States); State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Albany, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-08ER15983; FG02-08ER15984
OSTI ID:
1800558
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1647675
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 153, Issue 7; ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 7 works
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