Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2006

Publication Title

Physical Review A

Volume

73

Issue

020706

First page number:

4

Abstract

Femtosecond dynamics are observed by resonant x-ray Raman scattering (RXS) after excitation along the dissociative Cl 1s→6ơ* resonance of gas-phase HCl. The short core-hole lifetime results in a complete breakdown of the common nondispersive behavior of soft-x-ray transitions between parallel potentials. We evidence a general phenomenon of RXS in the hard-x-ray region: a complete quenching of vibrational broadening. This opens up a unique opportunity for superhigh resolution x-ray spectroscopy beyond vibrational and lifetime limitations.

Keywords

Atomic orbitals; Electron configuration; Electronic excitation; Femtochemistry; Raman spectroscopy; X-ray spectroscopy

Disciplines

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

Language

English

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Copyright American Physical Society, used with permission

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