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Molecular Entanglement and Electrospinnability of Biopolymers
Published on: September 3, 2014
Spin-orbit interaction mediated molecular dissociation
E Kokkonen1, T Löytynoja1, K Jänkälä1
1Department of Physics, University of Oulu, Box 3000, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
Abstract:
The effect of the spin-orbit interaction to photofragmentation is investigated in the mercury(II) bromide (HgBr2) molecule. Changes in the fragmentation between the two spin-orbit components of Hg 5d photoionization, as well as within the molecular-field-splitted levels of these components are observed. Dissociation subsequent to photoionization is studied with synchrotron radiation and photoelectron-photoion coincidence spectroscopy. The experimental results are accompanied by relativistic ab initio analysis of the photoelectron spectrum.
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