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Photoelectron Imaging of Molecular and Cluster Anions

Femtosecond negative-ion photoelectron imaging spectroscopy allows the probing of dynamics resulting from solvation and photodissociation in both the time-resolved and solvent domains. First, the basic premise of photoelectron imaging shall be presented, followed by a discussion of qualitative approaches for interpreting photoelectron angular distributions as illustrated by application to the photoelectron images of S₂⁻ and CS₂⁻. The photoelectron images of CS₂⁻ serve as a reference for interpreting the results for homogeneous and heterogeneous solvation in CO₂ and OCS cluster anions. The effects of solvation upon the photoelectron angular distribution and the photoelectron energy spectrum are discussed in relation to (OCS)n⁻, OCS⁻·H₂O, (CO2)n⁻, and (CO₂)n(H₂O)m⁻. The (OCS)₂⁻ cluster anion images show evidence of competition of excited state decay pathways and coexistence of isomers. The evolution of photoelectron images, resulting from I₂Br⁻ dissociation shows the evolving electronic structure of the I⁻ channel as the anion dissociates.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/194908
Date January 2005
CreatorsSurber, Sean Eric
ContributorsSanov, Andrei, Monti, Oliver, Ziurys, Lucy, Denton, Bonner, McGrath, Dom
PublisherThe University of Arizona.
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typetext, Electronic Dissertation
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