Fragmentation Processes Following Core Excitation in Acetylene and Ethylene by Partial Ion Yield Spectroscopy

Authors

Maria Novella Piancastelli, Uppsala UniversityFollow
Wayne C. Stolte, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Gunnar Ohrwall, MAX-lab, Lund UniversityFollow
S-W Yu, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryFollow
D. Bull, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
K. Lantz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Alfred S. Schlachter, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryFollow
Dennis W. Lindle, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2002

Publication Title

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volume

117

Issue

18

First page number:

8264

Last page number:

8269

Abstract

Partial ion yield spectroscopy provides a very detailed picture of fragmentation processes following core excitation in isolated molecules. We exploit this potential in the analysis of decay processes following C1s→π and C1s→Rydberg excitations in ethylene and acetylene. We show that the relative intensity of spectral features related to the excitation to empty molecular orbitals or to Rydberg states is a function of the time variation of the fragmentation process. Namely, we see an intensity increase in the Rydberg states compared to the molecular orbitals as the fragmentation process becomes more extensive, a result attributable to the diffuse nature of the Rydberg virtual orbitals, which makes spectator decay more likely than participator decay. Therefore, the number of dissociative final states that can be reached from Rydberg excitation is higher than for excitation to empty molecular orbitals. In acetylene, we obtain the first direct evidence of the presence of a ơ^* excitation embedded in the Rydberg series. The formation of the fragment H₂⁺ in ethylene occurs following a recombination process, while in acetylene it is related to excess vibrational energy stored in the intermediate state. Furthermore, we can use the enhancement in channels corresponding to doubly charged species as an indication for the presence of shape resonances.

Keywords

Acetylene; Atomic orbitals; Electronic excitation; Ethylene; Fragmentation reactions; Rydberg states

Disciplines

Analytical Chemistry | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Biological and Chemical Physics | Physical Chemistry

Language

English

Permissions

Copyright American Institute of Physics, used with permission

Publisher Citation

Piancastelli, M. N., Wayne C. Stolte, G. Öhrwall, S-W. Yu, D. Bull, K. Lantz, A. S. Schlachter, and Dennis W. Lindle. "Fragmentation processes following core excitation in acetylene and ethylene by partial ion yield spectroscopy." The Journal of chemical physics 117 (2002): 8264.

Repository Citation

Piancastelli, M. N., Stolte, W. C., Ohrwall, G., Yu, S., Bull, D., Lantz, K., Schlachter, A. S., Lindle, D. W. (2002). Fragmentation Processes Following Core Excitation in Acetylene and Ethylene by Partial Ion Yield Spectroscopy. Journal of Chemical Physics, 117(18), 8264-8269.
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