Photofragmentation of Cyanogen upon Carbon and Nitrogen K-shell Excitation by Partial Ion Yield Eexperiments

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2010

Publication Title

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volume

43

Issue

095201

First page number:

1

Last page number:

8

Abstract

Partial ion yield spectroscopy was used to study fragmentation processes in cyanogen after C 1s and N 1s photoexcitation. The interpretation of the core excitation spectrum mostly follows the literature, but the high resolution has in some cases allowed a more detailed assignment. Using the fact that in Rydberg states there is an intensity increase as the fragmentation process becomes more extensive compared to valence orbitals, we have been able to distinguish resonances with valence and Rydberg character. Furthermore, we have been able to assign features in the ionization continuum as arising from double excitations or shape resonances, by observation of the suppression of anion yield at shape resonances.

Keywords

Atomic orbitals; Cyanogen compounds; Electron configuration; Electronic excitation; Fragmentation reactions; Ionization

Disciplines

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

Language

English

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