Two-photon dissociation dynamics of the OH radical is studied using the high-n Rydberg atom time-of-flight(HRTOF) technique. The H(2 S)+O(1 D) and H(2 S)+O(1 S) product channels are observed in the dissociation of the...Two-photon dissociation dynamics of the OH radical is studied using the high-n Rydberg atom time-of-flight(HRTOF) technique. The H(2 S)+O(1 D) and H(2 S)+O(1 S) product channels are observed in the dissociation of the OH radical on the 22Π and B2Σ+repulsive states, respectively, from sequential two-photon excitation via the A2Σ+(v′=2, J′=0.5-2.5)state. Both H+O product channels have anisotropic angular distributions, with β=-0.97 for H(2 S)+O(1 D) and 1.97 for H(2 S)+O(1 S). The anisotropic angular distributions are consistent with a mechanism of OH direct dissociation on the repulsive potential energy curves(PECs) leading to the H+O products. The OH bond dissociation energy D0(O-H) is determined to be 35580±15 cm-1.展开更多
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文摘Two-photon dissociation dynamics of the OH radical is studied using the high-n Rydberg atom time-of-flight(HRTOF) technique. The H(2 S)+O(1 D) and H(2 S)+O(1 S) product channels are observed in the dissociation of the OH radical on the 22Π and B2Σ+repulsive states, respectively, from sequential two-photon excitation via the A2Σ+(v′=2, J′=0.5-2.5)state. Both H+O product channels have anisotropic angular distributions, with β=-0.97 for H(2 S)+O(1 D) and 1.97 for H(2 S)+O(1 S). The anisotropic angular distributions are consistent with a mechanism of OH direct dissociation on the repulsive potential energy curves(PECs) leading to the H+O products. The OH bond dissociation energy D0(O-H) is determined to be 35580±15 cm-1.
