Rotational symmetry control of electronic relaxation in ultracold gaseous molecules: Optical-optical double resonance probe of the forbidden T-1 -> S-0 intersystem crossing in jet-cooled thiophosgene, Cl2CS

Authors
Moule, DC Judge, RH Liu, HS Lim, EC
Citation
Dc. Moule et al., Rotational symmetry control of electronic relaxation in ultracold gaseous molecules: Optical-optical double resonance probe of the forbidden T-1 -> S-0 intersystem crossing in jet-cooled thiophosgene, Cl2CS, J CHEM PHYS, 113(10), 2000, pp. 3937-3940
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00219606 → ACNP
Volume
113
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3937 - 3940
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9606(20000908)113:10<3937:RSCOER>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Two-color optical-optical double resonance studies of the T-1-->S-0 intersy stem crossing in jet-cooled thiophosgene indicate that rotational symmetry strongly influences the efficiency of an intersystem crossing in symmetric molecules with low degrees of rotational excitation. (C) 2000 American Inst itute of Physics. [S0021-9606(00)01734-7].