Vibrational Relaxation of XUV-Induced Hot Ground State Cations of Naphthalene.
Geert ReitsmaSerguei PatchkovskiiJudith DuraLorenz DrescherJochen MikoschMarc J J VrakkingOleg KornilovPublished in: The journal of physical chemistry. A (2021)
Time-resolved XUV-IR photoion mass spectroscopy of naphthalene conducted with broadband as well as with wavelength-selected narrowband XUV pulses reveals a rising probability of fragmentation characterized by a lifetime of 92 ± 4 fs. This lifetime is independent of the XUV excitation wavelength and is the same for all low appearance energy fragments recorded in the experiment. Analysis of the experimental data in conjunction with a statistical multistate vibronic model suggests that the experimental signals track vibrational energy redistribution on the potential energy surface of the ground-state cation. In particular, populations of the out-of-plane ring twist and the out-of-plane wave bending modes could be responsible for opening new IR absorption channels, leading to enhanced fragmentation.
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