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Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.101, No.39, 7189-7193, 1997
Probe-wavelength dependency of picosecond anti-stokes Raman spectra of trans-stilbene in the S-1 state
The picosecond anti-Stokes Raman spectra of trans-stilbene in the S-1 state have been observed by using several probe wavelengths (580-670 nm) and a fixed pump wavelength giving a sufficient excess vibrational energy (approximate to 5200 cm(-1)). The probe-wavelength dependency of the ratio of the anti-Stokes Raman-band intensity at 1180 cm(-1) due to the C-Ph stretching (v(15)) to that at 1570 cm(-1) due to the olefinic C=C stretching (v(7)) is analyzed by assuming a model based on the Franck-Condon mechanism. It has been shown from the anti-Stokes intensity analysis that vibrationally excited transients at 0 ps delay time are mostly on the lowest excited vibrational levels of the S-1 state as far as the v(15) and v(7) modes are concerned, and the excess energy is not statistically distributed to other modes. A possible mechanism that accounts for this observation is discussed.