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Applying X-ray Imaging Crystal Spectroscopy for Use as a High Temperature Plasma Diagnostic
Published on: August 25, 2016
Isotope and temperature effects in liquid water probed by x-ray absorption and resonant x-ray emission spectroscopy
O Fuchs1, M Zharnikov, L Weinhardt
1Universität Würzburg, Experimentelle Physik II, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. oliver.fuchs@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
Abstract:
High-resolution x-ray absorption and emission spectra of liquid water exhibit a strong isotope effect. Further, the emission spectra show a splitting of the 1b1 emission line, a weak temperature effect, and a pronounced excitation-energy dependence. They can be described as a superposition of two independent contributions. By comparing with gas phase, ice, and NaOH/NaOD, we propose that the two components are governed by the initial state hydrogen bonding configuration and ultrafast dissociation on the time scale of the O 1s core hole decay.
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