Single- and multi-photon-induced ultraviolet excitation and photodissociation of CH3I probed by coincident ion momentum imaging

Ziaee, Farzaneh; Borne, Kurtis; Forbes, Ruaridh; P., Kanaka Raju; Malakar, Yubaraj; Kaderiya, Balram; Severt, Travis; Ben-Itzhak, Itzik; Rudenko, Artem; Rolles, Daniel

doi:10.1039/d3cp00498h

Title: Single- and multi-photon-induced ultraviolet excitation and photodissociation of CH₃I probed by coincident ion momentum imaging

Journal Article · Thu Mar 16 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp00498h· OSTI ID:2006863

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Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States); School of Quantum Technology, Pune (India)

The UV-induced photodissociation dynamics of iodomethane (CH₃I) in its A-band are investigated by time-resolved coincident ion momentum imaging using strong-field ionization as a probe. The delay-dependent kinetic energy distribution of the photofragments resulting from double ionization of the molecule maps the cleavage of the carbon–iodine bond and shows how the existence of a potential well in the di-cationic potential energy surfaces shapes the observed distribution at small pump–probe delays. Furthermore, the competition between single- and multi-photon excitation and ionization of the molecule is studied as a function of the intensity of the UV-pump laser pulse. Two-photon excitation to Rydberg states is identified by tracking the transformation of the delay-dependent singly-charged iodomethane yield from a pure Gaussian distribution at low intensity to a Gaussian with an exponentially decaying tail at higher intensities. In conclusion, dissociative ionization induced by absorption of three UV photons is resolved as an additional delay-dependent feature in the kinetic energy of the fragment ions detected in coincidence.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; FG02-86ER13491

OSTI ID:: 2006863

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1963331

Journal Information:: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Vol. 25, Issue 14; ISSN 1463-9076

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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