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Photoelectron Imaging of Anions Illustrated by 310 Nm Detachment of F−
Published on: July 27, 2018
Slow electron velocity-map imaging spectroscopy of the C4H- and C4D- anions
Jia Zhou1, Etienne Garand, Daniel M Neumark
1Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
Abstract:
High resolution photodetachment spectra of C4H- and C4D- obtained via slow electron velocity-map imaging (SEVI) are presented. The spectra reveal closely spaced transitions to the neutral 2Sigma+ and 2Pi states which can be distinguished based on the corresponding photoelectron angular distributions. The C4H ground state is confirmed as the X2Sigma+ state, with the excited A2Pi state lying only 213 cm(-1) higher (201 cm(-1) for C4D). The electron affinities (EAs) are slightly revised to EA (C4H)=28,497+/-8 cm(-1) and EA (C4D)=28,478+/-10 cm(-1). Progressions in low frequency bending vibrations are observed in both states, yielding experimental frequencies of nu7=179(169) cm(-1) and nu6=408(392) cm(-1) for the X2Sigma+ state of C4H (C4D), and nu7=220(215)cm(-1) and nu6=446(437) cm(-1) for the A2Pi state.
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