Ultrafast X-ray scattering reveals vibrational coherence following Rydberg excitation

B Stankus, H Yong, N Zotev, JM Ruddock… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The coherence and dephasing of vibrational motions of molecules constitute an integral part
of chemical dynamics, influence material properties and underpin schemes to control …

Rydberg-to-valence evolution in excited state molecular dynamics

MJ Paterson, D Townsend - International Reviews in Physical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We present an overview of experimental and theoretical investigations exploring the
dynamical evolution of Rydberg-to-valence character in the electronically excited states of …

Nonstatistical photoinduced processes in gaseous organic molecules

TI Solling - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Processes that proceed in femtoseconds are usually referred to as being ultrafast, and they
are investigated in experiments that involve laser pulses with femtosecond duration in so …

Spectroscopic application of few-femtosecond deep-ultraviolet laser pulses from resonant dispersive wave emission in a hollow capillary fibre

N Kotsina, C Brahms, SL Jackson, JC Travers… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We exploit the phenomenon of resonant dispersive wave (RDW) emission in gas-filled
hollow capillary fibres (HCFs) to realize time-resolved photoelectron imaging (TRPEI) …

Conserved vibrational coherence in the ultrafast rearrangement of 2-nitrotoluene radical cation

D Ampadu Boateng, MKD Word… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
2-Nitrotoluene (2-NT) is a good model for both photolabile protecting groups for organic
synthesis and the military explosive 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). In addition to the direct C …

Photochemical carbon–sulfur bond cleavage in thioethers mediated via excited state Rydberg-to-valence evolution

N Kotsina, SL Jackson, T Malcomson… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Time-resolved photoelectron imaging and supporting ab initio quantum chemistry
calculations were used to investigate non-adiabatic excess energy redistribution dynamics …

Organoruthenium (II) complexes featuring pyrazole‐linked thiosemicarbazone ligands: Synthesis, DNA/BSA interactions, molecular docking, and cytotoxicity studies

P Khanvilkar, SR Dash, D Banerjee… - Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A series of pyrazol‐derived thiosemicarbazone ligands (L1–L4) were synthesized and
reacted with [Ru (p‐cymene)(μ‐Cl) Cl] 2 to yield a series of “piano‐stool”‐type binuclear …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping extended reaction coordinates in photochemical dynamics

D Townsend - Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 2023 - Elsevier
Laser-based experiments facilitate numerous strategies for interrogating the complex non-
adiabatic dynamics operating in the excited states of molecules. Measurements may be …

The ultrafast vibronic dynamics of ammonia's D [combining tilde] state

MDJ Waters, HJ Wörner - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Using vacuum-ultraviolet time-resolved velocity map imaging of photoelectrons, we study
ultrafast coupled electronic and nuclear dynamics in low-lying Rydberg states of ammonia …

Ultrafast dissociation of nitromethane from the 3p Rydberg state

MDJ Waters, JT Casanova, HJ Wörner - Molecular Physics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We report the time-resolved observation of the ultrafast dissociation of the 3p Rydberg state
manifold of nitromethane, which decays with a time constant of 53±5 fs. We access this …