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The technique of photofragment imaging, widely used in the study of neutral
photochemistry, has been adapted to use on a vacuum ultraviolet undulator
beamline at the advanced light source, affording a new approach to the stud
y of dissociative ionization processes. The technique allows direct inversi
on of the raw data to yield angular and translational energy distributions
for the product ions. The method is applied here to study the dissociative
ionization of SF, at photon energies from 15 to 28 eV. The experiment allow
s for detailed characterization of the angular and translational energy dis
tributions of the fragments, providing insight into the decay mechanisms of
these excited ionic states. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights rese
rved.