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Molecular beam studies of electronic state-selective photochemistry

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6213581

The evolution of a specifically excited molecule to its final fragmentation products is studied here for three photochemical systems by the crossed laser-molecular beam technique. Measurement of product velocity distributions and polarization dependences allows elucidation of details of all pathways from excitation through fragmentation. The photodissociation of CH/sub 2/BrI has been studied at 248.5, 210, and 193.3 nm. The dissociation of nitromethane following excitation of the ..pi..* reverse arrow ..pi.. transition at 193 nm has been investigated by product emission spectroscopy and molecular beam photofragmentation translational energy spectroscopy. Dissociation pathways of a vibrationally excited molecule in the ground electronic state have been studied in the infrared multiphoton dissociation of diethyl ether. 100 refs., 76 figs., 5 tabs.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6213581
Report Number(s):
LBL-20109; ON: DE86004018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English