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Shuber NJ, Fast ME, North SW. Imaging study of O3 photodissociation in the Huggins band. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:124309. [PMID: 39324529 DOI: 10.1063/5.0230902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 09/11/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024] Open
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We report a velocity-mapped ion imaging study of the photodissociation of O3 in the Huggins band. The O(3PJ) images show evidence for three electronic channels producing O2(X3Σg-), O2(a1∆g), and O2(b1Σg+) state fragments, with the latter two arising from the spin-forbidden photodissociation of O3. Forward convolution simulations of the derived total translational energy distributions permit extraction of the vibrational state distribution for each O2 electronic state. All these distributions peak near v = 0 and decrease monotonically with the vibrational state. The wavelength-dependent branching of the three electronic channels has been determined and is approximately constant over the wavelength region studied (322-328 nm). We have observed that the O2 electronic state branching ratios depend on the coincident O(3PJ) spin-orbit state, and the O2(b1Σg+) state is particularly sensitive. These results are qualitatively consistent with previous calculations on the coupling of the initially excited state to dissociative states by Rosenwaks and Grebenshchikov [J. Phys. Chem. A. 114, 9809-9819 (2010)]. The spatial anisotropy of the three dissociation channels has been determined through analysis of the O(3P0) angular distributions. The results are consistent with recent calculations but differ from previous experimental reports. The experimental results provide detailed information on the dissociation dynamics and should motivate new calculations.
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- Nicholas J Shuber
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, USA
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Aardema MN, McBane GC, North SW. Ozone Photodissociation in the Singlet Channel at 226 nm. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:6898-6907. [PMID: 36129835 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c04832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report the rotational state distribution and vector correlations of the O2(a 1Δg, v = 0) fragments arising from the 226 nm photodissociation of jet-cooled O3. Consistent with previously reported trends, the rotational distribution is shifted to higher rotational states with decreasing wavelength. We observe highly suppressed odd rotational state populations due to a strong Λ-doublet propensity. The measured rotational distribution is in agreement with classical trajectory calculations for the v = 0 products, although the distribution is slightly narrower than predicted. The spatial anisotropy follows the previously observed trend of decreasing β with increasing photon energy with β = 0.72 ± 0.14 for v = 0, j = 38. As expected for a triatomic molecule, the v-j correlation is consistent with v perpendicular to j, but the measured correlation is nonlimiting due, in part, to rotational and translational depolarization. The j-dependent line width of the O2(a 1Δg) REMPI spectrum is also discussed in connection with the lifetime of the resonant O2(d 1Πg) state due to predissociation via the II 1Πg valence state.
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- Megan N Aardema
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Origin of the "odd" behavior in the ultraviolet photochemistry of ozone. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:21065-21069. [PMID: 32817468 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2006070117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The origin of the even-odd rotational state population alternation in the 16O2(a 1Δg) fragments resulting from the ultraviolet (UV) photodissociation of 16O3, a phenomenon first observed over 30 years ago, has been elucidated using full quantum theory. The calculated 16O2(a 1Δg) rotational state distribution following the 266-nm photolysis of 60 K ozone shows a strong even-odd propensity, in excellent agreement with the new experimental rotational state distribution measured under the same conditions. Theory indicates that the even rotational states are significantly more populated than the adjacent odd rotational states because of a preference for the formation of the A' Λ-doublet, which can only occupy even rotational states due to the exchange symmetry of the two bosonic 16O nuclei, and thus not as a result of parity-selective curve crossing as previously proposed. For nonrotating ozone, its dissociation on the excited B1A' state dictates that only A' Λ-doublets are populated, due to symmetry conservation. This selection rule is relaxed for rotating parent molecules, but a preference still persists for A' Λ-doublets. The A''/A' ratio increases with increasing ozone rotational quantum number, and thus with increasing temperature, explaining the previously observed temperature dependence of the even-odd population alternation. In light of these results, it is concluded that the previously proposed parity-selective curve-crossing mechanism cannot be a source of heavy isotopic enrichment in the atmosphere.
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Gunthardt CE, Aardema MN, Hall GE, North SW. Evidence for lambda doublet propensity in the UV photodissociation of ozone. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:224302. [PMID: 31837678 DOI: 10.1063/1.5131504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The photodissociation of O3 at 266 nm has been studied using velocity mapped ion imaging. We report temperature-dependent vector correlations for the O2(a1Δg, v = 0, j = 18-20) fragments at molecular beam temperatures of 70 K, 115 K, and 170 K. Both the fragment spatial anisotropy and the v-j correlations are found to be increasingly depolarized with increasing beam temperature. At all temperatures, the v-j correlations for the j = 19 state were shown to be reduced compared to those of j = 18 and 20, while no such odd/even rotational state difference was observed for the spatial anisotropy, consistent with previous measurements. We find that temperature-dependent differences in the populations and v-j correlations between the odd and even rotational states can be explained by a Λ-doublet propensity model. Although symmetry conservation should lead to formation of only the A' Λ-doublet component, and only even rotational states, out-of-plane rotation of the parent molecule breaks the planar symmetry and permits the formation of the A″ Λ-doublet component and odd rotational states. A simple classical model to treat the effect of parent rotation on the v-j correlation and the odd/even rotational population alternation reproduces both the current measurements and previously reported rotational distributions, suggesting that the "odd" behavior originates from a Λ-doublet propensity, and not from a mass independent curve crossing effect, as previously proposed.
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- Carolyn E Gunthardt
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory P.O. Box 5000 Upton, New York 11973-5000, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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Suits AG. Invited Review Article: Photofragment imaging. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:111101. [PMID: 30501356 DOI: 10.1063/1.5045325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photodissociation studies in molecular beams that employ position-sensitive particle detection to map product recoil velocities emerged thirty years ago and continue to evolve with new laser and detector technologies. These powerful methods allow application of tunable laser detection of single product quantum states, simultaneous measurement of velocity and angular momentum polarization, measurement of joint product state distributions for the detected and undetected products, coincident detection of multiple product channels, and application to radicals and ions as well as closed-shell molecules. These studies have permitted deep investigation of photochemical dynamics for a broad range of systems, revealed new reaction mechanisms, and addressed problems of practical importance in atmospheric, combustion, and interstellar chemistry. This review presents an historical overview, a detailed technical account of the range of methods employed, and selected experimental highlights illustrating the capabilities of the method.
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- Arthur G Suits
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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Warter ML, Gunthardt CE, Wei W, McBane GC, North SW. Nascent O 2 ( a 1Δ g, v = 0, 1) rotational distributions from the photodissociation of jet-cooled O 3 in the Hartley band. J Chem Phys 2018; 149:134309. [PMID: 30292221 DOI: 10.1063/1.5051540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report rotational distributions for the O2 (a 1Δg) fragment from the photodissociation of jet-cooled O3 at 248, 266, and 282 nm. The rotational distributions show a population alternation that favors the even states, as previously reported for a 300 K sample by Valentini et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 86, 6745 (1987)]. The alternation from the jet-cooled precursor is much stronger than that observed by Valentini et al. and in contrast to their observations does not depend strongly on the O2 (a 1Δg) vibrational state or photolysis wavelength. The odd/even alternation diminishes substantially when the ozone beam temperature is increased from 60 to 200 K, confirming its dependence on parent internal energy. The magnitude of the even/odd alternation in product rotational states from the cold ozone sample, its temperature dependence, and other experimental and theoretical evidence reported since 1987 suggest that the alternation originates from a Λ-doublet propensity and not from a mass independent curve crossing effect, as previously proposed.
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- Michelle L Warter
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA
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Hancock G, Ritchie GA, Sharples TR. Vector correlations in the O 2(a 1Δ g, v = 1) fragment formed in the 265 nm photodissociation of ozone. Mol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2013.780104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- G. Hancock
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory , Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory , Oxford, UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh, UK
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Brouard M, Campbell EK, Cireasa R, Johnsen AJ, Yuen WH. The ultraviolet photodissociation of CS2: The S(1D2) channel. J Chem Phys 2012; 136:044310. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3678007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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McBane GC, Nguyen LT, Schinke R. Photodissociation of ozone in the Hartley band: Product state and angular distributions. J Chem Phys 2010; 133:144312. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3491813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lien CY, Lin WY, Chen HY, Huang WT, Jin B, Chen IC, Lin JJ. Photodissociation cross sections of ClOOCl at 248.4 and 266 nm. J Chem Phys 2010; 131:174301. [PMID: 19895006 DOI: 10.1063/1.3257682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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This study utilized a mass-resolved detection of ClOOCl to determine its photodissociation cross section, which is the product of the absorption cross section and dissociation quantum yield. An effusive molecular beam of ClOOCl was generated and its photodissociation probability was determined through measuring the decrease in the ClOOCl beam intensity upon laser irradiation. By comparing with a reference molecule, the absolute cross sections of ClOOCl were obtained without knowing its absolute concentration. The determined cross section of ClOOCl at 248.4 nm is (8.85+/-0.42)x10(-18) cm(2) at 200 K, significantly larger than previously reported values. The temperature dependence of the cross section was investigated at 248.4 nm in the range of 160-260 K; only a very small and negative temperature effect was observed. Because 248.4 nm is very close to the peak of the UV absorption band of ClOOCl, this work provides a new calibration point for normalizing relative absorption spectra of ClOOCl. In this work, the photodissociation cross section at 266 nm and 200 K was also reported to be (4.13+/-0.21)x10(-18) cm(2).
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- Chien-Yu Lien
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Schinke R, McBane GC. Photodissociation of ozone in the Hartley band: Potential energy surfaces, nonadiabatic couplings, and singlet/triplet branching ratio. J Chem Phys 2010; 132:044305. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3299249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chichinin AI, Gericke KH, Kauczok S, Maul C. Imaging chemical reactions – 3D velocity mapping. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/01442350903235045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Schinke R, McBane GC, Shen L, Singh PC, Suits AG. Production of O2 Herzberg states in the deep UV photodissociation of ozone. J Chem Phys 2009; 131:011101. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3157236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Brouard M, Campbell EK, Johnsen AJ, Vallance C, Yuen WH, Nomerotski A. Velocity map imaging in time of flight mass spectrometry. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2008; 79:123115. [PMID: 19123553 DOI: 10.1063/1.3036978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A new variation on time of flight mass spectrometry is presented, which uses a fast framing charge coupled device camera to velocity map image multiple product masses in a single acquisition. The technique is demonstrated on two photofragmentation processes, those of CS(2) and CH(3)S(2)CH(3) (dimethyldisulfide) at a photolysis wavelength of 193 nm. In both cases, several mass fragments are imaged simultaneously, and speed distributions and anisotropy parameters are extracted that are comparable to those obtained by imaging each fragment separately in conventional velocity map imaging studies.
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- M Brouard
- The Department of Chemistry, The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom.
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