Coherence mapping to identify the intermediates of multi-channel dissociative ionization

Stamm, Jacob; Kwon, Sung; Sandhu, Shawn; Sandhu, Jesse; Levine, Benjamin G.; Dantus, Marcos

doi:10.1038/s42004-024-01176-5

Title: Coherence mapping to identify the intermediates of multi-channel dissociative ionization

Journal Article · 08 May 2024 · Communications Chemistry

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-024-01176-5 · OSTI ID:2441148

Stamm, Jacob ^[1]; Kwon, Sung ^[2];

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Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States); Michigan State University
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)
Stony Brook University, NY (United States)

Identifying the short-lived intermediates and reaction mechanisms of multi-channel radical cation fragmentation processes remains a current and important challenge to understanding and predicting mass spectra. We find that coherent oscillations in the femtosecond time-dependent yields of several product ions following ultrafast strong-field ionization represent spectroscopic signatures that elucidate their mechanism of formation and identify the intermediate(s) they originate from. Experiments on endo-dicyclopentadiene show that vibrational frequencies from various intermediates are mapped onto their resulting products. Aided by ab initio methods, we identify the vibrational modes of both the cleaved and intact molecular ion intermediates. These results confirm stepwise and concerted fragmentation pathways of the dicyclopentadiene ion. This study highlights the power of tracking the femtosecond dynamics of all product ions simultaneously and sheds further light onto one of the fundamental reaction mechanisms in mass spectrometry, the retro-Diels Alder reaction.

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Research Organization:: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0002325

OSTI ID:: 2441148

Journal Information:: Communications Chemistry, Journal Name: Communications Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 7; ISSN 2399-3669

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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