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Title: Ionization probes of molecular structure and chemistry. Progress report, January 15, 1992--January 14, 1993

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10128812· OSTI ID:10128812

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, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-86ER13590
OSTI ID:
10128812
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/13590-12; ON: DE93008211
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English