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Pranjal P, González-Vázquez J, Bello RY, Martín F. Resonant Photoionization of CO 2 up to the Fourth Ionization Threshold. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:182-190. [PMID: 38118433 PMCID: PMC10788902 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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We present a comprehensive theoretical study of valence-shell photoionization of the CO2 molecule by using the XCHEM methodology. This method makes use of a fully correlated molecular electronic continuum at a level comparable to that provided by state-of-the-art quantum chemistry packages in bound-state calculations. The calculated total and angularly resolved photoionization cross sections are presented and discussed, with particular emphasis on the series of autoionizing resonances that appear between the first and the fourth ionization thresholds. Ten series of Rydberg autoionizing states are identified, including some not previously reported in the literature, and their energy positions and widths are provided. This is relevant in the context of ongoing experimental and theoretical efforts aimed at observing in real-time (attosecond time scale) the autoionization dynamics in molecules.
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- Prateek Pranjal
- Instituto
Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA-Nanociencia),
Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química, Módulo 13, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA-Nanociencia),
Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento
de Química, Módulo 13, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Harper OJ, Chen NL, Boyé-Péronne S, Gans B. Pulsed-ramped-field-ionization zero-kinetic-energy photoelectron spectroscopy: a methodological advance. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 24:2777-2784. [PMID: 34734942 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04569e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new experimental method has been developed to record photoelectron spectra based on the well-established pulsed-field-ionization zero-kinetic-energy photoelectron spectroscopy technique and inspired by the data treatment employed in slow photoelectron spectroscopy. This method has been successfully applied to two well-known systems: the X+2Πg,1/2(v+ = 0) ← X1Σ+g(v = 0) and the X+1Σ+(v+ = 2) ← X2Π1/2(v = 0) ionizing transitions of CO2 and NO, respectively. The first results highlight several advantages of our technique such as an improved signal-to-noise ratio without degrading the spectral resolution and a direct field-free energy determination. The data obtained for NO indicate that this method might be useful for studying field-induced autoionization processes.
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- Oliver J Harper
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France.
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Hollenstein U, Dulitz K, Merkt F. The adiabatic ionisation energy of CO 2. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1600061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- U. Hollenstein
- Physical Chemistry Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Physical Chemistry Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Present address: Nanophysics Research Group, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Tang X, Garcia GA, Gil JF, Nahon L. Vacuum upgrade and enhanced performances of the double imaging electron/ion coincidence end-station at the vacuum ultraviolet beamline DESIRS. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2015; 86:123108. [PMID: 26724007 DOI: 10.1063/1.4937624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report here the recent upgrade of the SAPHIRS permanent photoionization end-station at the DESIRS vacuum ultraviolet beamline of synchrotron SOLEIL, whose performances have been enhanced by installing an additional double-skimmer differential chamber. The smaller molecular beam profile obtained at the interaction region has increased the mass resolution of the double imaging photoelectron photoion coincidence (i(2)PEPICO) spectrometer, DELICIOUS III, installed in the photoionization chamber of the SAPHIRS endstation, by a factor of two, to M/ΔM ∼ 1700 (FWHM). The electron kinetic energy resolution offered by the velocity map imaging (VMI) part of the spectrometer has been improved down to 2.8% (ΔE/E) as we show on the N2 photoionization case in the double skimmer configuration. As a representative example of the overall state-of-the-art i(2)PEPICO performances, experimental results of the dissociation of state-selected O2(+)(B(2)∑(g)(-), v(+) = 0-6) molecular ions performed at the fixed photon energy of hν = 21.1 eV are presented.
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- Xiaofeng Tang
- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, St. Aubin BP 48, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, St. Aubin BP 48, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, St. Aubin BP 48, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, St. Aubin BP 48, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
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Hochlaf M, Pan Y, Lau KC, Majdi Y, Poisson L, Garcia GA, Nahon L, Al Mogren MM, Schwell M. Vibrationally resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of electronic excited states of DNA bases: application to the ã state of thymine cation. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:1146-53. [PMID: 25611856 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b00466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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For fully understanding the light-molecule interaction dynamics at short time scales, recent theoretical and experimental studies proved the importance of accurate characterizations not only of the ground (D0) but also of the electronic excited states (e.g., D1) of molecules. While ground state investigations are currently straightforward, those of electronic excited states are not. Here, we characterized the à electronic state of ionic thymine (T(+)) DNA base using explicitly correlated coupled cluster ab initio methods and state-of-the-art synchrotron-based electron/ion coincidence techniques. The experimental spectrum is composed of rich and long vibrational progressions corresponding to the population of the low frequency modes of T(+)(Ã). This work challenges previous numerous works carried out on DNA bases using common synchrotron and VUV-based photoelectron spectroscopies. We provide hence a powerful theoretical and experimental framework to study the electronic structure of ionized DNA bases that could be generalized to other medium-sized biologically relevant systems.
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- Majdi Hochlaf
- Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, MSME UMR 8208 CNRS, Université Paris-Est , 5 bd Descartes, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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Timmers H, Li Z, Shivaram N, Santra R, Vendrell O, Sandhu A. Coherent electron hole dynamics near a conical intersection. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 113:113003. [PMID: 25259975 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.113.113003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The coherent evolution of an electron hole in a photoionized molecule represents an unexplored facet of charge transfer phenomena occurring in complex systems. Using ultrafast extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy, we investigate the real-time dynamics of an electron hole wave packet created near a conical intersection in CO_{2}. We resolve the oscillation of the electron hole density between σ and π character, driven by the coupled bending and asymmetric stretch vibrations of the molecule. We also quantify the mixing between electron hole configurations and find that the wave packet coherence diminishes with time due to thermal dephasing.
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- Henry Timmers
- Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany and Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, D-20355 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany and Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, D-20355 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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