Title :
Ultrafast dynamics of ozone exposed to ionizing radiation
Author :
Ranitovic, P. ; Hogle, C.W. ; Martin, L. ; Peters, W. ; Spencer, A.P. ; Jonas, D. ; Tong, X.M. ; Murnane, M.M. ; Kapteyn, H.C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Colorado-JILA, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
By irradiating ozone molecules with few-femtosecond soft x-ray pulses and probing the fragmentation pathways, we find that any excess energy is rapidly and efficiently transferred into internal excitation of the triatomic molecule.
Keywords :
X-ray spectra; molecule-photon collisions; ozone; photodissociation; photoexcitation; O3; femtosecond soft X-ray pulses; fragmentation pathways; internal excitation; ionizing radiation exposure; triatomic molecule; ultrafast ozone dynamics; Explosions; Gases; Ionization; Kinetic energy; Photonics; Probes; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
