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Title: Time-resolved Auger–Meitner spectroscopy of the photodissociation dynamics of CS 2

Journal Article · · Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
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Abstract The photodissociation dynamics of UV excited CS 2 are investigated using time-resolved Auger–Meitner (AM) spectroscopy. AM decay is initiated by inner-shell ionisation with a femtosecond duration x-ray (179.9 eV) probe generated by the FERMI free electron laser. The time-delayed x-ray probe removes an electron from the S(2p) orbital leading to secondary emission of a high energy electron through AM decay. We monitor the electron kinetic energy of the AM emission as a function of pump-probe delay and observe time-dependent changes in the spectrum that correlate with the formation of bound, excited-state CS 2 molecules at early times, and CS + S fragments on the picosecond timescale. The results are analysed based on a simplified kinetic scheme that provides a time constant for dissociation of approximately 1.2 ps, in agreement with previous time-resolved x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements (Gabalski, et al 2023 J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 14 7126–7133).

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515; FG02-86ER13491
OSTI ID:
2452851
Journal Information:
Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 57; ISSN 0953-4075
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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