Publications by authors named "Bethan Nichols"

The photodissociation dynamics of the tert-butyl perthiyl (t-BuSS) radical are investigated by fast-beam coincidence translational spectroscopy. A fast (6 keV-8 keV) beam of neutral t-BuSS radicals is produced via photodetachment of the corresponding anion, followed by photodissociation at 248 nm (5.00 eV) or 193 nm (6.

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Photofragment translational spectroscopy is used to investigate the unimolecular photodissociation of the indenyl radical (CH). CH radicals are generated by photodetachment of CH anions and are dissociated at 248 nm (5.00 eV) and 193 nm (6.

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Photodissociation of the phenoxy radical (C6H5O) is investigated using fast beam photofragment translational spectroscopy. Phenoxy radicals are generated through photodetachment of phenoxide anions (C6H5O-) at 532 nm. Following photoexcitation of the radicals at 225 nm (5.

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The photodissociation dynamics of the simplest alkyl peroxy radicals, methyl peroxy (CHOO) and ethyl peroxy (CHOO), are investigated using fast beam photofragment translational spectroscopy. A fast beam of CHOO or CHOO anions is photodetached to generate neutral radicals that are subsequently dissociated using 248 nm photons. The coincident detection of the photofragment positions and arrival times allows for the determination of mass, translational energy, and angular distributions for both two-body and three-body dissociation events.

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The photodissociation dynamics of the tert-butyl peroxy (t-BuOO) radical are studied by fast-radical-beam coincidence translational spectroscopy. The neutral t-BuOO radical is formed by photodetachment of the corresponding t-BuOO anion at 700 nm (1.77 eV), followed by dissociation at 248 nm (5.

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Stereodynamics describes how the vector properties of molecules, such as the directions in which they move and the axes about which they rotate, affect the probabilities (or cross-sections) of specific processes or transitions that occur on collision. The main aspects of stereodynamics in inelastic atom-molecule collisions can often be understood from classical considerations, in which the particles are represented by billiard-ball-like hard objects. In a quantum picture, however, the collision is described in terms of matter waves, which can also scatter into the region of the geometrical shadow of the object and reveal detailed information on the pure quantum-mechanical contribution to the stereodynamics.

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The photodissociation dynamics of the i-methylvinoxy (CHCOCH) radical have been studied by means of fast beam coincidence translational spectroscopy. The radical was produced by photodetachment of the i-methylvinoxide anion at 700 nm, followed by dissociation at 225 nm (5.51 eV), 248 nm (5.

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We use molecular beams and ion imaging to determine quantum state resolved angular distributions of NO radicals after inelastic collision with Kr. We also determine both the sense and the plane of rotation (the rotational orientation and alignment, respectively) of the scattered NO. By full selection and then detection of the quantum parity of the NO molecule, our experiment is uniquely sensitive to quantum interference.

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