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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 112254 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Chemical physics |
| Volume | 581 |
| Early online date | 9 Mar 2024 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2024 |
Abstract
The heterodimer, XeAr, is a classic example of a weakly bound van der Waals molecule, which has a variety of accessible bound excited states that exhibit complex interactions. In this study, XeAr has been investigated in the 77,500–81,500 cm−1 region using a combination of Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy and Velocity Map Imaging (VMI). By monitoring REMPI and photodissociative product channels across the spectrum, several novel excited states, product channels, excited state symmetries and lifetimes, as well as highly localized perturbations were observed and characterized, including the first VMI study of Ar* dissociating from XeAr Rydberg states accessed by two-photon excitation. In this work we have analyzed 38 vibronic bands representing nine different electronic transitions, and we provide new assignments for two 0+←0+ electronic transitions dissociating to the Xe* 5d [3/2]02 (ca. 80,323 cm−1) and Xe* 5d [7/2]03 (ca. 80,970 cm−1) limits. Several new predissociation product channels were identified at the two- and three-photon levels, including production of Xe* 5p[5/2]3, Xe* 6s'[1/2]o1, Xe* 6p[1/2]1, Ar* 4p[1/2]0, Ar* 4p'[3/2]1, Ar* 4p'[1/2]1, and Ar* 4p[5/2]3. Using the multidimensional analysis offered by VMI, we explore interesting photophysics whereby a resonant state that is reached after absorbing two photons can predissociate to yield Xe*, but which also can absorb a 3rd photon, yielding super-excited Ar*Xe that predissociates to Ar* limits. The ground state dissociation energy for XeAr was determined to be D0 = 114.4 ± 2.7 cm−1, in excellent agreement with previous measurements.
Keywords
- ArXe, Dissociation dynamics, Ion core switching, Photofragment imaging, Rybderg states, Velocity map imaging, XeAr
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Chemistry(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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In: Chemical physics, Vol. 581, 112254, 01.05.2024.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Ion core switching during photodissociation dynamics via the Rydberg states of XeAr
AU - Stienstra, Cailum M.K.
AU - Haack, Alexander
AU - Lee, Arthur E.
AU - Hopkins, W. Scott
N1 - Funding Information: WSH acknowledges funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ontario Research Fund (ORF), and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada in the form of a Discovery Grant. CMKS acknowledges financial support from NSERC in the form of a Canadian Graduate Scholarship. AH gratefully acknowledges this work being funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG; German Research Foundation; 449651261)
PY - 2024/5/1
Y1 - 2024/5/1
N2 - The heterodimer, XeAr, is a classic example of a weakly bound van der Waals molecule, which has a variety of accessible bound excited states that exhibit complex interactions. In this study, XeAr has been investigated in the 77,500–81,500 cm−1 region using a combination of Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy and Velocity Map Imaging (VMI). By monitoring REMPI and photodissociative product channels across the spectrum, several novel excited states, product channels, excited state symmetries and lifetimes, as well as highly localized perturbations were observed and characterized, including the first VMI study of Ar* dissociating from XeAr Rydberg states accessed by two-photon excitation. In this work we have analyzed 38 vibronic bands representing nine different electronic transitions, and we provide new assignments for two 0+←0+ electronic transitions dissociating to the Xe* 5d [3/2]02 (ca. 80,323 cm−1) and Xe* 5d [7/2]03 (ca. 80,970 cm−1) limits. Several new predissociation product channels were identified at the two- and three-photon levels, including production of Xe* 5p[5/2]3, Xe* 6s'[1/2]o1, Xe* 6p[1/2]1, Ar* 4p[1/2]0, Ar* 4p'[3/2]1, Ar* 4p'[1/2]1, and Ar* 4p[5/2]3. Using the multidimensional analysis offered by VMI, we explore interesting photophysics whereby a resonant state that is reached after absorbing two photons can predissociate to yield Xe*, but which also can absorb a 3rd photon, yielding super-excited Ar*Xe that predissociates to Ar* limits. The ground state dissociation energy for XeAr was determined to be D0 = 114.4 ± 2.7 cm−1, in excellent agreement with previous measurements.
AB - The heterodimer, XeAr, is a classic example of a weakly bound van der Waals molecule, which has a variety of accessible bound excited states that exhibit complex interactions. In this study, XeAr has been investigated in the 77,500–81,500 cm−1 region using a combination of Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy and Velocity Map Imaging (VMI). By monitoring REMPI and photodissociative product channels across the spectrum, several novel excited states, product channels, excited state symmetries and lifetimes, as well as highly localized perturbations were observed and characterized, including the first VMI study of Ar* dissociating from XeAr Rydberg states accessed by two-photon excitation. In this work we have analyzed 38 vibronic bands representing nine different electronic transitions, and we provide new assignments for two 0+←0+ electronic transitions dissociating to the Xe* 5d [3/2]02 (ca. 80,323 cm−1) and Xe* 5d [7/2]03 (ca. 80,970 cm−1) limits. Several new predissociation product channels were identified at the two- and three-photon levels, including production of Xe* 5p[5/2]3, Xe* 6s'[1/2]o1, Xe* 6p[1/2]1, Ar* 4p[1/2]0, Ar* 4p'[3/2]1, Ar* 4p'[1/2]1, and Ar* 4p[5/2]3. Using the multidimensional analysis offered by VMI, we explore interesting photophysics whereby a resonant state that is reached after absorbing two photons can predissociate to yield Xe*, but which also can absorb a 3rd photon, yielding super-excited Ar*Xe that predissociates to Ar* limits. The ground state dissociation energy for XeAr was determined to be D0 = 114.4 ± 2.7 cm−1, in excellent agreement with previous measurements.
KW - ArXe
KW - Dissociation dynamics
KW - Ion core switching
KW - Photofragment imaging
KW - Rybderg states
KW - Velocity map imaging
KW - XeAr
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DO - 10.1016/j.chemphys.2024.112254
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