Ultrafast formation dynamics of D3+ from the light-driven bimolecular reaction of the D2–D2 dimer

L Zhou, H Ni, Z Jiang, J Qiang, W Jiang, W Zhang… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The light-driven formation of trihydrogen cation has been attracting considerable attention
because of its important role as an initiator of chemical reactions in interstellar clouds. To …

H2 roaming chemistry and the formation of H3+ from organic molecules in strong laser fields

N Ekanayake, T Severt, M Nairat, NP Weingartz… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Roaming mechanisms, involving the brief generation of a neutral atom or molecule that
stays in the vicinity before reacting with the remaining atoms of the precursor, are providing …

D3+ formation through photoionization of the molecular D2–D2 dimer

Y Mi, E Wang, Z Dube, T Wang, AY Naumov… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The H2–H2 molecular dimer is of fundamental importance in the study of chemical
interactions because of its unique bonding properties and its ability to model more complex …

Mechanisms and time-resolved dynamics for trihydrogen cation (H3+) formation from organic molecules in strong laser fields

N Ekanayake, M Nairat, B Kaderiya, P Feizollah… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Strong-field laser-matter interactions often lead to exotic chemical reactions. Trihydrogen
cation formation from organic molecules is one such case that requires multiple bonds to …

An “inverse” harpoon mechanism

K Gope, E Livshits, DM Bittner, R Baer, D Strasser - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Electron-transfer reactions are ubiquitous in chemistry and biology. The electrons' quantum
nature allows their transfer across long distances. For example, in the well-known harpoon …

What is the Mechanism of H3+ Formation from Cyclopropane?

S Kwon, S Sandhu, M Shaik, J Stamm… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We examine the possibility that three hydrogen atoms in one plane of the cyclopropane
dication come together in a concerted “ring-closing” mechanism to form H3+, a crucial cation …

Time-resolving the ultrafast H2 roaming chemistry and H3+ formation using extreme-ultraviolet pulses

E Livshits, I Luzon, K Gope, R Baer… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
The time scales and formation mechanisms of tri-hydrogen cation products in organic
molecule ionization processes are poorly understood, despite their cardinal role in the …

Dynamics of glycine dications in the gas phase: ultrafast intramolecular hydrogen migration versus Coulomb repulsion

S Maclot, DG Piekarski, A Domaracka… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We present a combined experimental and theoretical study of the complex dynamics of
excited doubly ionized glycine molecules in the gas phase. Multicoincidence mass …

Making sense of Coulomb explosion imaging

I Luzon, E Livshits, K Gope, R Baer… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A multifaceted agreement between ab initio theoretical predictions and experimental
measurements, including branching ratios, channel-specific kinetic energy release, and …

Ultrafast proton transfer dynamics on the repulsive potential of the ethanol dication: roaming-mediated isomerization versus coulomb explosion

E Wang, X Shan, L Chen, T Pfeifer… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
If a molecular dication is produced on a repulsive potential energy surface (PES), it normally
dissociates. Before that, however, ultrafast nuclear dynamics can change the PES and …