Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.110, No.9, 4123-4126, 1999
Photodissociation dynamics of H2O at 121.6 nm: Effect of parent rotational excitation on reaction pathways
Photodissociation dynamics of H2O at 121.6 nm through the (B) over tilde(1)A'(1) state have been studied using the high-resolution H atom Rydberg tagging technique. Experimental evidences show two different dissociation pathways to form the ground OH (X,v=0) products: dissociation through the B (B) over tilde-(X) over tilde conical intersection, and dissociation through B (B) over tilde-(A) over tilde Coriolis coupling. By preparing the H2O molecules at higher rotational temperatures, dissociation through the B (B) over tilde-(A) over tilde Coriolis coupling pathway can be enhanced.
Keywords:2ND ABSORPTION-BAND;VACUUM-ULTRAVIOLET;STATE AMMONIA;WATER;DISSOCIATION;MOLECULES;SURFACE;D2O