Wave packet dynamics of the HgI2 photodissociation reaction in solution.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pugliano, N.; Palit, D. K.; Szarka, A. Z.; Hochstrasser, R. M.
- Source
- Journal of Chemical Physics. 11/1/1993, Vol. 99 Issue 9, p7273. 4p.
- Subject
- *WAVE packets
*MOLECULAR dynamics
*PHOTODISSOCIATION
*VIBRATIONAL spectra
- Language
- ISSN
- 0021-9606
Using femtosecond absorption spectroscopy, the photodissociation dynamics of HgI2 in solution were investigated. Upon photolysis, the HgI fragment is formed in a coherent superposition of its vibrational states. Solvent dependence of the wave packet motion is evidenced by the different results for ethanol and DMSO and between solution and gas phase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]