ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The electronic spectra of jet-cooled Hg–CH4, –C2H6, –N2, and –CO complexes in the vicinity of Hg 3P1−1S0 were studied by means of the LIF, two-color MPI, and Hg(3P0) pump-and-probe techniques. From the observed spectra, the A˜ and B˜ states of these complexes were characterized in analogy with those of Hg–rare gas complexes. These excited-state complexes were found to predissociate into the Hg (3P0) atom and the ground-state molecules. The intensity alternation of the predissociation rate with respect to the excitation of the bending vibration was newly observed for the CH4 and N2 complexes in addition to the rotational dependence of the rate. On the basis of these results and the fluorescence lifetimes, the mechanisms of the intramultiplet relaxation for these complexes were examined. It was concluded that, in the A˜ state, the bending vibration and the rotational motion of the whole system about the symmetry axis play the crucial role in the relaxation. The relaxation from the B˜ state was interpreted by the two-step process via the A˜ state.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.452695
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