Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Methyl Chloride at the Chlorine K Edge

Authors

L. El Khoury, University of Paris
Loic Journel, University of Paris
Renaud Guillemin, University of ParisFollow
Stephane Carniato, University of Paris
Wayne C. Stolte, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
T. Marin, University of ParisFollow
Dennis W. Lindle, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Marc Simon, University of ParisFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

Journal of Chemical Physics

First page number:

1

Last page number:

7

Abstract

We present a combined experimental and theoretical study of isolated CH3Cl molecules using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS). The high-resolution spectra allow extraction of information about nuclear dynamics in the core-excited molecule. Polarization-resolved RIXS spectra exhibit linear dichroism in the spin-orbit intensities, a result interpreted as due to chemical environment and singlet-triplet exchange in the molecular core levels. From analysis of the polarization-resolved data, Cl 2px, y and 2pz electronic populations can be determined.

Keywords

Atomic orbitals; Methyl chloride; Nuclear spin; Spin excitations; X-rays – Scattering

Disciplines

Biological and Chemical Physics | Chemistry | Physics

Language

English

Repository Citation

El Khoury, L., Journel, L., Guillemin, R., Carniato, S., Stolte, W. C., Marin, T., Lindle, D. W., Simon, M. (2012). Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Methyl Chloride at the Chlorine K Edge. Journal of Chemical Physics 1-7.
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