ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The speed and angular distributions of I+ ions, produced when ICl molecules were exposed to both ultraviolet and visible radiation at 304+608 nm, 355+608 nm, and 304+532 nm, were measured by velocity map imaging. An intense central feature in the I+ images was observed to be very sensitive to the polarization of the ultraviolet light and is attributed to a dissociative ionization mechanism involving three-body fragmentation: ICl+hv (visible)+3hv (ultraviolet)→I++Cl+e−. The effect of varying the delay between the visible and ultraviolet radiation on the I+ images suggests that an intermediate gateway state of ICl reached by absorption of one photon of visible light mediates the transition to the superexcited dissociative ionization state. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1484106
