Abstract
An experimental method has been developed to study photodissociation kinetics for polyatomic ions on a nanosecond time scale. Details of the method are described. The method has been applied to the photodissociation of the p-nitrotoluene molecular ion. Experimental rate constants were in good agreement with the Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) calculation. Kinetic energy release of the photodissociation was also investigated. The experimental kinetic energy release distribution could be well explained by phase space theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 50-56 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1991 |