Laser studies of chemical dynamics

Thesis

In this thesis, resonance enhanced multiphoton ionisation (REMPI) in combination with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) has been used to detect nascent photofragments resulting from the UV dissociation of a variety of small molecules. The translational anisotropy and angular momentum polarisation of these photofragments has been measured and used to elucidate the underlying photodissociation dynamics.

Firstly, the photodissociation of NO₂ at 320nm has been investi...

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Authors: Gilchrist, A; Alexander Gilchrist

• Publication date: 2013
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: angular momentum; photodissociation; polarization; anisotropy
• Subjects: Physical & theoretical chemistry; Photochemistry and reaction dynamics