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Title: Ionization probes of molecular structure and chemistry

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7030747· OSTI ID:7030747

Development of laser ionization tools toward study of spectroscopy and dynamics of molecules relevant to combustion processes. Ionization versus dissociation was studied in CO[sub 2]; the intensity dependence of vibrational structure in photoelectron spectra had no changes over almost a 2[times] factor, indicating that the CO[sub 2] multiphoton ionization through its Rydberg states proceeds by autoionization of bound, neutral dissociative states at the four photon level. Variants of threshold ionization spectroscopy were used for studying ions, aromatics, diazines, azines, etc. In collaboration with BNL people, rotational structure of the combustion radicals trans-HOCO and DOCO, and vacuum uv photodissociation of three chlorofluoromethanes were studied.

Research Organization:
State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-86ER13590
OSTI ID:
7030747
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/13590-12; ON: DE93008211
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English