Vibrationally selected O+-O+ fragmentation of O2 below the adiabatic double-ionization potential studied via electron-electron coincidence spectroscopy

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Bolognesi, P [1 ]
Thompson, DB
Avaldi, L
MacDonald, MA
Lopes, MCA
Cooper, DR
King, GC
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[1] Univ Manchester, Dept Phys, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
[2] CNR, IMAI, Area Ric Roma, I-00016 Monterotondo, Italy
[3] SERC, Daresbury Lab, Warrington WA4 4AD, Cheshire, England
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.2075
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Mechanisms for O-2 photofragmentation leading to the formation of the O+-O+ ion pairs, at photon energies below the adiabatic double-ionization threshold, have been investigated using a threshold-photoelectron-photoelectron coincidence technique. The selectivity and high efficiency of the experimental technique have allowed the process to be followed step by step. The measurements show that fast dissociation of a singly charged ion, followed by atomic autoionization, is the dominant decay route in this energy region.
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