PHYS 621 |
Ultraviolet (UV) photodissociation dynamics of jet-cooled propargyl (C3H3) radical is studied in the photolysis wavelength region of 230 to 250 nm using high-n Rydberg atom time-of-flight (HRTOF) technique. In this wavelength region, the photofragment yield spectra of the H + C3H2 product channel are obtained with propargyl chloride, allene, and propyne as the precursors of the C3H3 radicals, and they show a broad peak near 240 nm and are in good agreement with the absorption spectrum of C3H3. The H + C3H2 product translational energy distribution is obtained; the distribution peaks at ~ 5 kcal/mole and the average translational energy release is ~0.35 of the total available energy. The H-atom product angular distribution is isotropic, with the anisotropy parameter = 0. The dissociation mechanism will be discussed. |
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PHYS Poster Session - Computational Spectroscopy and Reaction Dynamics
7:30 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
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Division of Physical Chemistry |