Photoexcitation of the NO dimer below the threshold of the NO(A2Σ+)+NO(X2Π) channel:: a photoion and photoelectron imaging study

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作者
Dribinski, V [1 ]
Potter, AB [1 ]
Fedorov, I [1 ]
Reisler, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ So Calif, Dept Chem, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/j.cplett.2003.12.092
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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
The photoexcitation of (NO)(2) at 242-221 nm is studied by photoion and photoelectron imaging. A broad and structureless absorption band starting at 41,300 +/- 300 cm(-1) is observed. Ionization via the excited state accesses predominantly a dissociative state of (NO)(2)(+). The broad kinetic energy distribution of the photoelectrons suggests that the excited state has a large valence component in the Franck-Condon region, and that the geometries of the excited neutral state and the dimer ion state differ markedly. We propose that the same 'bright' state of mixed valence/Rydberg character is accessed at 242-200 nm, in agreement with preliminary ab initio calculations. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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