Published December 1, 1992
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Femtosecond vibrational transition-state dynamics in a chemical reaction
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- Pedersen, S.
- Bañares, L.
- Zewail, A. H.
Abstract
We report the femtosecond dynamics of the vibrational motion in the transition-state evolution of an isomerization reaction. The observed nonstatistical and bound behavior reflects the localization in selective torsional and bending modes (of the 72 normal modes of the system). The multidimensionality of the potential energy surface is examined by comparing experiments with theoretical calculations.
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© 1992 American Institute of Physics. Received 27 August 1992; accepted 30 September 1992. We wish to thank Professor J. Saltiel for helpful discussions and for providing us with the ultrapure sample. We also wish to acknowledge stimulating discussions with Professor W. Miller, Professor R. Marcus, and Professor D. Neumark. This work was supported by a grant from the US AFOSR and by the NSF. L. Bañares Fulbright/M.E.C. of Spain Postdoctoral Fellow. Arthur Amos Noyes Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Contribution No. 8712.Attached Files
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- Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC)
- Fulbright Foundation
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- NSF
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- Arthur Amos Noyes Laboratory of Chemical Physics
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- 8712