EVIDENCE FOR RESONANCE-ENHANCED MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION OF LIQUID WATER USING 2-EV LASER-LIGHT - VARIATION OF HYDRATED ELECTRON ABSORBENCY WITH FEMTOSECOND PULSE INTENSITY

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PEPIN, C
HOUDE, D
REMITA, H
GOULET, T
JAYGERIN, JP
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[1] Département de Médecine Nucléaire et de Radiobiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3389
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O4 [物理学];
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The multiphoton ionization of liquid water that occurs in femtosecond laser photolysis is investigated with an experimental setup in which 2-eV photons are sent into the sample. Hydrated electrons are identified as the generated absorbing species and their absorbance A is measured as a function of the laser irradiance E. The power law A is-proportional-to E1.8 which is found differs markedly from that expected from energetic considerations. This is explained in terms of a resonant four-photon absorption involving the A1B1 electronic state of water which, in the liquid phase, is partly autoionizing.
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