Photofragment velocity-map imaging of organic molecules

Thesis

Photofragment velocity-map imaging (VMI) has generally been employed to investigate the photodissociation dynamics of relatively small molecular systems (< 5 atoms). The work reported in this thesis focuses on the application of this technique for the investigation of the unimolecular photodissociation of larger chemical systems, which are of interest to a broad cross section of the chemical community. Typically, VMI studies involve state-selective detection of one particular fragmentat...

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Authors: Gardiner, SH

• Publication date: 2014
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-qmd2wn89o
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: dynamics; universal ionization; photodissociation; alkyl halide; N-dimethylformamide; VMI; N; photofragmentation; velocity-map imaging mass spectrometry; dissociation; velocity-map imaging; fragmentation; photofragment; DMF; VMImMS
• Subjects: Physical & theoretical chemistry; Mass spectrometry; Laser Spectroscopy; Photochemistry and reaction dynamics