Resonant Auger decay of dissociating CH3I near the I 4d threshold
Journal Article
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· Journal of Chemical Physics
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay (France); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (France)
- Synchrotron SOLEIL (France)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Daresbury (United Kingdom)
Resonant Auger processes provide a unique perspective on electronic interactions and excited vibrational and electronic states of molecular ions. Here, new data are presented on the resonant Auger decay of excited CH3I in the region just below the I 4d-1 ionization threshold. The resonances include the Rydberg series converging to the five spin–orbit and ligand-field split CH3I (I 4d-1) thresholds, as well as resonances corresponding to excitation from the I 4d5/2,3/2 orbitals into the σ* lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. This study focuses on participator decay that populates the lowest lying states of CH3I+, in particular, the X̃2E3/2 and 2E1/2 states, and on spectator decay that populates the lowest-lying (CH3I2+)σ* states of CH3I+. The CH3I (I 4d-1)σ* resonances are broad, and dissociation to CH3 + I competes with the autoionization of the core-excited states. Auger decay as the molecule dissociates produces a photoelectron spectrum with a long progression (up to v3+ ~ 25) in the C–I stretching mode of the X̃2E3/2 and 2E1/2 states, providing insights into the shape of the dissociative core-excited surface. Further, the observed spectator decay processes indicate that CH3I+ is formed on the repulsive wall of the lower-lying (CH3I2+)σ* potentials, and the photon-energy dependence of the processes provides insights into the relative slopes of the (4d-1)σ* and (CH3I2+)σ* potential surfaces. Data are also presented for the spectator decay of higher lying CH3I (I 4d-1)nl Rydberg resonances. Photoelectron angular distributions for the resonant Auger processes provide additional information that helps distinguish these processes from the direct ionization signal.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 2481270
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 160; ISSN 0021-9606
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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