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Title: Photophysics of indole upon X-ray absorption

Abstract

A photofragmentation study of gas-phase indole (C 8 H 7 N) upon single-photon ionization at a photon energy of 420 eV is presented.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [3];  [2]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1];  [5]; ORCiD logo [6];  [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany, Center for Ultrafast Imaging
  2. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
  3. Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany, Department of Chemistry
  4. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany, European XFEL GmbH, 22869 Schenefeld
  5. Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
  6. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany, J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics
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Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1461018
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-86ER13491
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP Journal Volume: 20 Journal Issue: 30; Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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Kierspel, Thomas, Bomme, Cédric, Di Fraia, Michele, Wiese, Joss, Anielski, Denis, Bari, Sadia, Boll, Rebecca, Erk, Benjamin, Kienitz, Jens S., Müller, Nele L. M., Rolles, Daniel, Viefhaus, Jens, Trippel, Sebastian, and Küpper, Jochen. Photophysics of indole upon X-ray absorption. United Kingdom: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1039/C8CP00936H.
Kierspel, Thomas, Bomme, Cédric, Di Fraia, Michele, Wiese, Joss, Anielski, Denis, Bari, Sadia, Boll, Rebecca, Erk, Benjamin, Kienitz, Jens S., Müller, Nele L. M., Rolles, Daniel, Viefhaus, Jens, Trippel, Sebastian, & Küpper, Jochen. Photophysics of indole upon X-ray absorption. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP00936H
Kierspel, Thomas, Bomme, Cédric, Di Fraia, Michele, Wiese, Joss, Anielski, Denis, Bari, Sadia, Boll, Rebecca, Erk, Benjamin, Kienitz, Jens S., Müller, Nele L. M., Rolles, Daniel, Viefhaus, Jens, Trippel, Sebastian, and Küpper, Jochen. Mon . "Photophysics of indole upon X-ray absorption". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP00936H.
@article{osti_1461018,
title = {Photophysics of indole upon X-ray absorption},
author = {Kierspel, Thomas and Bomme, Cédric and Di Fraia, Michele and Wiese, Joss and Anielski, Denis and Bari, Sadia and Boll, Rebecca and Erk, Benjamin and Kienitz, Jens S. and Müller, Nele L. M. and Rolles, Daniel and Viefhaus, Jens and Trippel, Sebastian and Küpper, Jochen},
abstractNote = {A photofragmentation study of gas-phase indole (C 8 H 7 N) upon single-photon ionization at a photon energy of 420 eV is presented.},
doi = {10.1039/C8CP00936H},
journal = {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP},
number = 30,
volume = 20,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {2018},
month = {1}
}

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