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Keke Zhang1, Xiateng Qin1, Yan Zhao2
1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics Technologies and Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Abstract:
We report a comprehensive spectroscopic investigation of p-diethynylbenzene (pDEB) using two-color resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) and mass-analyzed threshold ionization (MATI) spectroscopy, complemented by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The S1 ← S0 electronic origin is observed at 34,255 ± 2 cm-1. The adiabatic ionization energy (IE) is determined to be 69,095 ± 5 cm-1 from two-color MATI spectra recorded via the S1 origin. Notably, a narrow peak is observed at 32 cm-1 above the IE in the two-color MATI spectrum, which is assigned to a one-color, two-photon accidental resonance arising from the near-resonant condition where the S1 ← S0 transition energy (34,255 cm-1) is close to half of the IE (69,099/2 = 34,549.5 cm-1). This observation is consistent with similar reports for p-chlorofluorobenzene and p-difluorobenzene. Franck-Condon simulations show good agreement with the experimental spectra. The present results provide a spectroscopic basis for identifying pDEB and distinguishing it from its ortho and meta isomers.
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