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Title: Imaging the molecular dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to water

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

Momentum imaging experiments on dissociative electron attachment to the water molecule are combined with ab initio theoretical calculations of the angular dependence of the quantum mechanical amplitude for electron attachment to provide a detailed picture of the molecular dynamics of dissociation attachment via the two lowest energy Feshbach resonances. The combination of momentum imaging experiments and theory can reveal dissociation dynamics for which the axial recoil approximation breaks down and thus provides a powerful reaction microscope for DEA to polyatomics.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Chemical Sciences Division
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
979017
Report Number(s):
LBNL-2838E; PRLTAO; TRN: US1003068
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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