Evidence for ultra-fast dissociation of molecular water from resonant Auger spectroscopy

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作者
Hjelte, I
Piancastelli, MN
Fink, RF
Björneholm, O
Bässler, M
Feifel, R
Giertz, A
Wang, H
Wiesner, K
Ausmees, A
Miron, C
Sorensen, SL
Svensson, S
机构
[1] Uppsala Univ, Dept Phys, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
[2] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dept Chem Sci & Technol, I-00133 Rome, Italy
[3] Chem Ctr Lund, Dept Theoret Chem, S-22100 Lund, Sweden
[4] Univ Tartu, Inst Phys, EE-50090 Tartu, Estonia
[5] Lund Univ, Inst Phys, Dept Synchrotron Radiat Res, S-22100 Lund, Sweden
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10.1016/S0009-2614(00)01434-2
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We present direct evidence for ultra-fast dissociation of molecular water in connection photo-excitation of the Ols --> 4a(1) resonance. The core-excited H2O molecules are shown to dissociate into core-excited O*H and neutral H on a time scale comparable to the core hole lifetime, i,e. a few femtoseconds. This conclusion is based on a resonant Auger study, qualitative arguments and ab initio calculations. 'Hot bands' connected to Anger transitions from vibrationally excited OH fragments are identified, and these exhibit a dynamical behavior which qualitatively follows the change in excess energy. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B,V. All rights reserved.
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页码:151 / 158
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