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Title: | MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS PROBED BY PHOTOIONIZATION OUT OF RYDBERG STATES |
Author(s): | Rudakov, Fedor |
Subject(s): | Instrument/Technique Demonstration |
Abstract: | Probing the structure of a molecule as a chemical reaction unfolds has been a long standing goal in chemical physics. Most spectroscopic and diffraction techniques work well when the molecules are cold and thus vibrational motion is minimized. Yet, the very ability of a molecule to undergo structural changes implies that a significant amount of energy resides within the molecule. In order to probe structures of even medium sized molecules on an ultrafast time scale a technique that is sensitive to the molecular structure, yet insensitive to the vibrational motion is required._x000d_ _x000d_ In our research we demonstrated that Rydberg electrons are remarkably sensitive to the molecular structure. Photoionization of a molecule out of Rydberg states reveals a purely electronic spectrum which is largely insensitive to vibrational motion. The talk illustrates how Rydberg electrons can serve as a probe for ultrafast structural dynamics in polyatomic molecules. The talk also demonstrates that photoionization through Rydberg states can be utilized for non-intrusive detection of polyatomic combustion intermediates in flames. |
Issue Date: | 6/22/2017 |
Publisher: | International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy |
Citation Info: | APS |
Genre: | Conference Paper / Presentation |
Type: | Text |
Language: | English |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/97099 |
DOI: | 10.15278/isms.2017.RI04 |
Date Available in IDEALS: | 2017-07-27 2018-01-29 |