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Energy transfer from highly vibrationally excited azulene and azulene-d/sub 8/ to carbon dioxide

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6989775

Time-resolved diode laser absorption spectroscopy has been used to study vibrational-to-vibrational energy transfer from highly excited azulene and azulene-d/sub 8/ to carbon dioxide. The energetic azulene molecules were prepared by internal conversion (S/sub 2/..-->..S/sub 0/) after excitation into the S/sub 2/ state by a pulsed laser source of 337 nm photons. Relative populations of CO/sub 2/ vibrational modes were determined and compared with predictions of a statistical model. The total vibrational energy transferred to CO/sub 2/ was determined to be about 25% of the initial azulene energy. Similar experiments were carried out using 248 nm photons to excite azulene in the region of the S/sub 4/ state.

Research Organization:
Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
OSTI ID:
6989775
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 89:4; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English