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- Allum, Felix, et al.
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Coulomb explosion imaging of CH3I and CH2CII photodissociation dynamics
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-9606 .- 1089-7690. ; 149:20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The photodissociation dynamics of CH3I and CH2CII at 272 nm were investigated by time-resolved Coulomb explosion imaging, with an intense non-resonant 815nmprobe pulse. Fragment ion momenta over a widem/z range were recorded simultaneously by coupling a velocity map imaging spectrometer with a pixel imaging mass spectrometry camera. For both molecules, delay-dependent pump-probe features were assigned to ultraviolet-induced carbon-iodine bond cleavage followed by Coulomb explosion. Multi-mass imaging also allowed the sequential cleavage of both carbon-halogen bonds in CH2ClI to be investigated. Furthermore, delay-dependent relative fragment momenta of a pair of ions were directly determined using recoil-frame covariance analysis. These results are complementary to conventional velocity map imaging experiments and demonstrate the application of time-resolved Coulomb explosion imaging to photoinduced real-time molecular motion.
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- Brasse, Felix, et al.
(författare)
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Time-resolved inner-shell photoelectron spectroscopy : From a bound molecule to an isolated atom
- 2018
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Ingår i: Physical Review A: covering atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum information. - 2469-9926 .- 2469-9934. ; 97:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Due to its element and site specificity, inner-shell photoelectron spectroscopy is a widely used technique to probe the chemical structure of matter. Here, we show that time-resolved inner-shell photoelectron spectroscopy can be employed to observe ultrafast chemical reactions and the electronic response to the nuclear motion with high sensitivity. The ultraviolet dissociation of iodomethane (CH3I) is investigated by ionization above the iodine 4d edge, using time-resolved inner-shell photoelectron and photoion spectroscopy. The dynamics observed in the photoelectron spectra appear earlier and are faster than those seen in the iodine fragments. The experimental results are interpreted using crystal-field and spin-orbit configuration interaction calculations, and demonstrate that time-resolved inner-shell photoelectron spectroscopy is a powerful tool to directly track ultrafast structural and electronic transformations in gas-phase molecules.
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- Burt, Michael, et al.
(författare)
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Coulomb-explosion imaging of concurrent CH2BrI photodissociation dynamics
- 2017
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Ingår i: Physical Review A: covering atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum information. - 2469-9926 .- 2469-9934. ; 96:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The dynamics following laser-induced molecular photodissociation of gas-phase CH2BrI at 271.6 nm were investigated by time-resolved Coulomb-explosion imaging using intense near-IR femtosecond laser pulses. The observed delay-dependent photofragment momenta reveal that CH2BrI undergoes C-I cleavage, depositing 65.6% of the available energy into internal product states, and that absorption of a second UV photon breaks the C-Br bond of C(H)2Br. Simulations confirm that this mechanism is consistent with previous data recorded at 248 nm, demonstrating the sensitivity of Coulomb-explosion imaging as a real-time probe of chemical dynamics.
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- Goldsztejn, Gildas, et al.
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Electronic state-lifetime interference in resonant Auger spectra : a tool to disentangle overlapping core-excited states
- 2016
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 18:22, s. 15133-15142
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have measured resonant-Auger decay following Cl 1s(-1) excitations in HCl and CH3Cl molecules, and extracted the pseudo-cross sections of different Cl 2p(-2) final states. These cross sections show clear evidence of shake processes as well as contributions of electronic state-lifetime interference (ELI). To describe the spectra we developed a fit approach that takes into account ELI contributions and ultrafast nuclear dynamics in dissociative core-excited states. Using this approach we utilized the ELI contributions to obtain the intensity ratios of the overlapping states Cl 1s(-1)4p pi/1s(-1)4p sigma in HCl and Cl 1s(-1)4pe/1s(-1)4pa(1) in CH3Cl. The experimental value for HCl is compared with theoretical results showing satisfactory agreement.
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- Kockert, Hansjochen, et al.
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UV-induced dissociation of CH2BrI probed by intense femtosecond XUV pulses
- 2022
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Ingår i: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS. - : IOP Publishing. - 0953-4075 .- 1361-6455. ; 55:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The ultraviolet (UV)-induced dissociation and photofragmentation of gas-phase CH2BrI molecules induced by intense femtosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses at three different photon energies are studied by multi-mass ion imaging. Using a UV-pump-XUV-probe scheme, charge transfer between highly charged iodine ions and neutral CH2Br radicals produced by C-I bond cleavage is investigated. In earlier charge-transfer studies, the center of mass of the molecules was located along the axis of the bond cleaved by the pump pulse. In the present case of CH2BrI, this is not the case, thus inducing a rotation of the fragment. We discuss the influence of the rotation on the charge transfer process using a classical over-the-barrier model. Our modeling suggests that, despite the fact that the dissociation is slower due to the rotational excitation, the critical interatomic distance for charge transfer is reached faster. Furthermore, we suggest that charge transfer during molecular fragmentation may be modulated in a complex way.
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- Kushawaha, Rajesh K., et al.
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Multi-slit-type interference in carbon 2s photoionization of polyatomic molecules : from a fundamental effect to structural parameters
- 2019
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY. - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 21:25, s. 13600-13610
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In molecular photoemission, the analogue of the celebrated Young's double slit experiment is coherent electron emission from two equivalent atomic centers, giving rise to an interference pattern. Here multi-slit interference is investigated in inner-valence photoionization of propane, n-butane, isobutane and methyl peroxide. A more complex pattern is observed due to molecular orbital delocalization in polyatomic molecules, blurring the distinction between interference and diffraction. The potential to extract geometrical information is emphasized, as a more powerful extension of the EXAFS technique. Accurate reproduction of experimental features is obtained by simulations at the static Density Functional Theory level.
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- Piancastelli, Maria Novella, et al.
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Core-hole-clock spectroscopies in the tender x-ray domain
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics B. - : IOP Publishing. - 0953-4075 .- 1361-6455. ; 47:12, s. 124031-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The core-hole-clock method to observe dynamical phenomena in molecular photoexcitation on the 1 fs-hundreds-of-attoseconds time scale is illustrated with examples from resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) and resonant-Auger-emission experiments on the prototypical CH3Cl system in the tender x-ray domain. In particular, a direct comparison between RIXS and resonant-Auger data allows us to unravel subtle details of nuclear motion and interplay of potential curves of the intermediate and final states reached upon deep-core excitation.
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- Puettner, Ralph, et al.
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Direct Observation of Double-Core-Hole Shake-Up States in Photoemission
- 2015
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Ingår i: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 114:9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Direct measurements of Ar+ 1s(-1)2p(-1)nl double-core-hole shake-up states are reported using conventional single-channel photoemission, offering a new and relatively easy means to study such species. The high-quality results yield accurate energies and lifetimes of the double-core-hole states. Their photoemission spectrum also can be likened to 1s absorption of an exotic argon ion with a 2p core vacancy, providing new information about the spectroscopy of both this unusual ionic state as well as the neutral atom.
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- Puettner, Ralph, et al.
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Si 1s(-1), 2s(-1) and 2p(-1) lifetime broadening of SiX4 (X = F, Cl, Br, CH3) molecules : SiF4 anomalous behaviour reassessed
- 2019
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY. - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 21:17, s. 8827-8836
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Si 1s(-1), Si 2s(-1), and Si 2p(-1) photoelectron spectra of the SiX4 molecules with X = F, Cl, Br, CH3 were measured. From these spectra the Si 1s(-1) and Si 2s(-1) lifetime broadenings were determined, revealing a significantly larger value for the Si 2s(-1) core hole of SiF4 than for the same core hole of the other molecules of the sequence. This finding is in line with the results of the Si 2p(-1) core holes of a number of SiX4 molecules, with an exceptionally large broadening for SiF4. For the Si 2s(-1) core hole of SiF4 the difference to the other SiX4 molecules can be explained in terms of Interatomic Coulomb Decay (ICD)-like processes. For the Si 2p(-1) core hole of SiF4 the estimated values for the sum of the Intraatomic Auger Electron Decay (IAED) and ICD-like processes are too small to explain the observed linewidth. However, the results of the given discussion render for SiF4 significant contributions from Electron Transfer Mediated Decay (ETMD)-like processes at least plausible. On the grounds of our results, some more molecular systems in which similar processes can be observed are identified.
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- Simon, Marc, et al.
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Atomic Auger Doppler effects upon emission of fast photoelectrons
- 2014
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Ingår i: Nature Communications. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2041-1723. ; 5, s. 4069-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Studies of photoemission processes induced by hard X-rays including production of energetic electrons have become feasible due to recent substantial improvement of instrumentation. Novel dynamical phenomena have become possible to investigate in this new regime. Here we show a significant change in Auger emission following 1s photoionization of neon, which we attribute to the recoil of the Ne ion induced by the emission of a fast photoelectron. Because of the preferential motion of the ionized Ne atoms along two opposite directions, an Auger Doppler shift is revealed, which manifests itself as a gradual broadening and doubling of the Auger spectral features. This Auger Doppler effect should be a general phenomenon in high-energy photoemission of both isolated atoms and molecules, which will have to be taken into account in studies of other recoil effects such as vibrational or rotational recoil in molecules, and may also have consequences in measurements in solids.
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- Travnikova, Oksana, et al.
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Energy-Dependent Relative Cross Sections in Carbon 1s Photoionization : Separation of Direct Shake and Inelastic Scattering Effects in Single Molecules
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. - : AMER CHEMICAL SOC. - 1089-5639 .- 1520-5215. ; 123:35, s. 7619-7635
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We demonstrate that the possibility of monitoring relative photoionization cross sections over a large photon energy range allows us to study and disentangle shake processes and intramolecular inelastic scattering effects. In this gas-phase study, relative intensities of the carbon 1s photoelectron lines from chemically inequivalent carbon atoms in the same molecule have been measured as a function of the incident photon energy in the range of 300-6000 eV. We present relative cross sections for the chemically shifted carbon 1s lines in the photoelectron spectra of ethyl trifluoroacetate (the "ESCA" molecule). The results are compared with those of methyl trifluoroacetate and S-ethyl trifluorothioacetate as well as a series of chloro-substituted ethanes and 2-butyne. In the soft X-ray energy range, the cross sections show an extended X-ray absorption fine structure type of wiggles, as was previously observed for a series of chloroethanes. The oscillations are damped in the hard X-ray energy range, but deviations of cross-section ratios from stoichiometry persist, even at high energies. The current findings are supported by theoretical calculations based on a multiple scattering model. The use of soft and tender X-rays provides a more complete picture of the dominant processes accompanying photoionization. Such processes reduce the main photoelectron line intensities by 20-60%. Using both energy ranges enabled us to discern the process of intramolecular inelastic scattering of the outgoing electron, whose significance is otherwise difficult to assess for isolated molecules. This effect relates to the notion of the inelastic mean free path commonly used in photoemission studies of clusters and condensed matter.
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- Travnikova, Oksana, et al.
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Hard-X-Ray-Induced Multistep Ultrafast Dissociation
- 2016
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Ingår i: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 116:21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Creation of deep core holes with very short (tau <= 1 fs) lifetimes triggers a chain of relaxation events leading to extensive nuclear dynamics on a few-femtosecond time scale. Here we demonstrate a general multistep ultrafast dissociation on an example of HCl following Cl 1s -> sigma* excitation. Intermediate states with one or multiple holes in the shallower core electron shells are generated in the course of the decay cascades. The repulsive character and large gradients of the potential energy surfaces of these intermediates enable ultrafast fragmentation after the absorption of a hard x-ray photon.
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- Travnikova, Oksana, et al.
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Photo-induced ultrafast dissociation following deep-core-electron excitation
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics, Conference Series. - : IOP Publishing. - 1742-6588 .- 1742-6596. ; 635
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Creation of deep core holes leads to extensive nuclear dynamics on a few femtosecond timescale despite the very short (tau <= 1 fs) lifetime of such states. This is because the 1st steps of the relaxation processes (i.e. both radiative and non-radiative decays) generate intermediate states with one and multiple holes in core orbitals. As an example, ultrafast dissociation is observed in three well-distinguishable LVV Auger decay channels for HCl following Cl1s ->sigma* excitation.
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