Mechanisms of Multiphoton Dissociation of Molecular Ions.

Abstract

This report discusses the dissociation of molecular ions resulting from infrared photon absorption by highly vibrationally excited molecular ions. Photofragments will be identified and their dissociative lifetime determined where possible. Measurements will also be made of the fragment translational energy distribution results to date on ions such as CF3I+, CF3Br+, and C3F6+ show that a strong correlation exists between this single photon dissociation process and the final step of multiphoton dissociation. Preliminary analysis indicates that the dissociation dynamics follow a simple statistical mechanism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA077227

Entities

People

  • James R. Peterson
  • Michael J. Coggiola

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Contracts
  • Dissociation
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • High Resolution
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Photodissociation
  • Physics
  • Radiation
  • Thermodynamic Processes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics