Visualizing photochemical dynamics in solution through picosecond x-ray scattering

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作者
Neutze, R
Wouts, R
Techert, S
Davidsson, J
Kocsis, M
Kirrander, A
Schotte, F
Wulff, N
机构
[1] Chalmers, Dept Mol Biotechnol, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
[2] Uppsala Univ, Ctr Biomed, Dept Biochem, S-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
[3] European Synchrotron Radiat Facil, F-38043 Grenoble, France
[4] Uppsala Univ, Dept Phys Chem, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.195508
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A photoexcited state of molecular iodine in solution is observed using diffuse x-ray scattering at a synchrotron source. The measured changes in the diffuse scattering profile were consistent with earlier models of iodine's photodissociation and geminate recombination reaction, for which the recombined A/A' state has a 0.4 Angstrom greater interatomic spacing than the resting state and has a lifetime of 500 ps in CH2Cl2. This technique should find application in the study of increasingly complicated photochemical systems which undergo structural rearrangements following rapid photolysis.
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