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Transient pump-probe experiments on the equilibrated, solvated electron in pure water and aqueous NaCl solution are carried out with femtosecond time resolution. A deconvolution of the experimental data using a 5-level scheme results in the following features: A first absorption spectrum appears immediately after excitation which can be attributed to a frequency shifted excited p’-state. The first relaxation inbetween the p-states and/or the reorganisation of the solvation shell occures on a timescale <80 fs. After an internal conversion p’ → s” with 230 ± 40 fs the solvent surrounding cools down on a charactristic timescale of 1.35 ± 0.15 ps. The corresponding timeconstants in pure water are merkedly accelerated.
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Assel, M., Laenen, R., Laubereau, A. (1998). Femtosecond Pump-Probe-Spectroscopy of the Solvated Electron in Water and Aqueous Salt Solutions. In: Ultrafast Phenomena XI. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 63. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72289-9_178
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