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Molecular-Beam Studies of Laser-Induced Multiphoton Dissociation

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Multiple-Photon Excitation and Dissociation of Polyatomic Molecules

Part of the book series: Topics in Current Physics ((TCPHY,volume 35))

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We review the evidence from molecular-beam experiments establishing that laser-induced multiphoton dissociation is a collisionless unimolecular process. We interpret the experimental results using a model in which stepwise incoherent multiphoton absorption excites the molecule through the quasi continuum and above the dissociation threshold, and in which dissociation is described by RRKM theory. We find good agreement between the measured and calculated translational energy distributions.

This work was supported by the Division of Advanced Systems Materials Production, Office of Advanced Isotope Separation, U.S. Department of Energy under contract No. W-7405-Eng-48.

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Sudbø, A.S., Schulz, P.A., Shen, Y.R., Lee, Y.T. (1986). Molecular-Beam Studies of Laser-Induced Multiphoton Dissociation. In: Cantrell, C.D. (eds) Multiple-Photon Excitation and Dissociation of Polyatomic Molecules. Topics in Current Physics, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82292-6_3

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