| Literature DB >> 21231652 |
Y H Jiang1, A Rudenko, O Herrwerth, L Foucar, M Kurka, K U Kühnel, M Lezius, M F Kling, J van Tilborg, A Belkacem, K Ueda, S Düsterer, R Treusch, C D Schröter, R Moshammer, J Ullrich.
Abstract
Ultrafast isomerization of acetylene cations ([HC=CH](+)) in the low-lying excited A(2)Σ(g)(+) state, populated by the absorption of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) photons (38 eV), has been observed at the Free Electron Laser in Hamburg, (FLASH). Recording coincident fragments C(+) + CH2(+) as a function of time between XUV-pump and -probe pulses, generated by a split-mirror device, we find an isomerization time of 52±15 fs in a kinetic energy release (KER) window of 5.8<KER<8 eV, providing clear evidence for the existence of a fast, nonradiative decay channel.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 21231652 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.263002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161