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Femtosecond time-resolved photoionization and photoelectron spectroscopy studies of ultrafast internal conversion in 1,3,5-hexatriene

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.470802· OSTI ID:253454
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  1. Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551 (United States)

Ultrafast photodynamics in a 1,3,5-hexatriene are studied using femtosecond time-resolved photoionization and photoelectron spectroscopy. The {ital trans} and {ital cis} isomers have distinctly different dynamics following excitation at the {ital S}{sub 2} origin near 250 nm. An intermediate, presumably the {ital S}{sub 1} state, is observed for both {ital trans} and {ital cis} isomers with lifetimes of 270 fs and 730 fs, respectively. Time-delayed photoelectron spectra of {ital cis}-hexatriene determine a 300 fs time scale for vibrational energy redistribution within the intermediate {ital S}{sub 1} state. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

OSTI ID:
253454
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 104; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English