Rotational symmetry control of electronic relaxation in ultracold gaseous molecules: Optical-optical double resonance probe of the forbidden T{sub 1}{yields}S{sub 0} intersystem crossing in jet-cooled thiophosgene, Cl{sub 2}CS

Journal Article · Fri Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2000 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1290467· OSTI ID:20217436

Moule, David C ^[1]; Judge, Richard H ^[2]; Liu, Haisheng ^[3]; Lim, Edward C ^[3]

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1. Department of Chemistry, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1 Canada (Canada)
2. Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141-2000 (United States)
3. Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3601 (United States)

Two-color optical-optical double resonance studies of the T{sub 1}{yields}S{sub 0} intersystem crossing in jet-cooled thiophosgene indicate that rotational symmetry strongly influences the efficiency of an intersystem crossing in symmetric molecules with low degrees of rotational excitation. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.

• OSTI ID: 20217436
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 113, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: 8 Sep 2000; ISSN 0021-9606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
DOUBLE RESONANCE METHODS
FORBIDDEN TRANSITIONS
PHOSGENE
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
RADIATIONLESS DECAY
ROTATIONAL STATES
EXCITATION
FLUORESCENCE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA