PHOTOPHYSICS OF THE ACETONE 3P RYDBERG STATES UTILIZING 2-PHOTON RESONANT IONIZATION SPECTROSCOPY

Authors
ZHU YF ALLMAN SL PHILLIPS RC GARRETT WR CHEN CH
Citation
Yf. Zhu et al., PHOTOPHYSICS OF THE ACETONE 3P RYDBERG STATES UTILIZING 2-PHOTON RESONANT IONIZATION SPECTROSCOPY, Chemical physics, 202(1), 1996, pp. 175-184
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Chemical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010104
Volume
202
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
175 - 184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0104(1996)202:1<175:POTA3R>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The 3p <-- n Rydberg transitions of acetone(CH3COCH3) and deuterium ac etone(CD3COCD3) have been carefully investigated using mass resolved t wo-photon resonant ionization spectroscopy with a jet-cooled molecular beam utilizing linear and circular polarized light. The symmetry of 3 p acetone vibronic states have been reanalyzed. The experimental resul ts suggest that the symmetries of the acetone 3p Rydberg state deviate s from C-2v due to the Rydberg-Valence interaction. The correlations b etween the symmetry change and dissociation of the acetone ions are di scussed.