Abstract
Ultrafast photodissociation dynamics from the 1B2(1Σu+) state of CS2 are studied by time-resolved photoelectron imaging using the fourth (4ω, 198 nm) and sixth (6ω, 133 nm) harmonics of a femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser. The 1B2 state of CS2 was prepared with the 4ω pulses, and subsequent dynamics were probed using the 6ω vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) pulses. The VUV pulses enabled real-time detection of S(1D2) photofragments, produced via CS2*(1B2(1Σu+)) → CS(X 1Σ+) + S(1D2). The photoionization signal of dissociating CS2*(1B2(1Σu+)) molecules starts to decrease at about 100 fs, while the S(1D2) fragments appear with a finite (ca. 400 fs) delay time after the pump pulse. Also discussed is the configuration interaction of the 1B2(1Σu+) state based on relative photoionization cross-sections to different cationic states.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 013932 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 147 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 9 May 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- photodissociation dynamics
- photoelectron spectroscopy
- pump-probe experiments
- carbon disulphide
- photoelectron imaging
- photoionization
- vacuum
- ultraviolet
- photfragmnets
- photoabsorption spectrum