Observation and control of dissociating and autoionizing Rydberg electron wave packets in NO
Observation and control of dissociating and autoionizing Rydberg electron wave packets in NO
The dynamics of predissociating Rydberg electron wave packets are observed using the optical Ramsey method. The time-resolved spectra are hydrogenic and are very well modeled by assuming that only one p Rydberg series contributes to the dynamics. This is in contrast with previous observations of autoionizing Rydberg electron wave packets [Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 2552 (1999)], which show quite dramatic deviations from hydrogenic behavior above the Born–Oppenheimer limit. The origin of these deviations lies in the interplay between electronic and molecular phase. By exploiting these phases we are able to control the ratio of predissociaton to autoionization.
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Minns, R.S.
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Verlet, J.R.R.
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Watkins, L.J.
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Fielding, H.H.
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September 2003
Minns, R.S.
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Verlet, J.R.R.
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Watkins, L.J.
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Fielding, H.H.
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Minns, R.S., Verlet, J.R.R., Watkins, L.J. and Fielding, H.H.
(2003)
Observation and control of dissociating and autoionizing Rydberg electron wave packets in NO.
The Journal of Chemical Physics, 119 (12), .
(doi:10.1063/1.1603218).
Abstract
The dynamics of predissociating Rydberg electron wave packets are observed using the optical Ramsey method. The time-resolved spectra are hydrogenic and are very well modeled by assuming that only one p Rydberg series contributes to the dynamics. This is in contrast with previous observations of autoionizing Rydberg electron wave packets [Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 2552 (1999)], which show quite dramatic deviations from hydrogenic behavior above the Born–Oppenheimer limit. The origin of these deviations lies in the interplay between electronic and molecular phase. By exploiting these phases we are able to control the ratio of predissociaton to autoionization.
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