Experimental observation of the liquid-liquid transition in bulk supercooled water under pressure

KH Kim, K Amann-Winkel, N Giovambattista, A Späh… - Science, 2020 - science.org
We prepared bulk samples of supercooled liquid water under pressure by isochoric heating
of high-density amorphous ice to temperatures of 205±10 kelvin, using an infrared …

Ultrafast Chemistry of Water Radical Cation, H2O•+, in Aqueous Solutions

J Ma, F Wang, M Mostafavi - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Oxidation reactions by radicals constitute a very important class of chemical reactions in
solution. Radiation Chemistry methods allow producing, in a controlled way, very reactive …

Observation of the fastest chemical processes in the radiolysis of water

ZH Loh, G Doumy, C Arnold, L Kjellsson… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Elementary processes associated with ionization of liquid water provide a framework for
understanding radiation-matter interactions in chemistry and biology. Although numerous …

Imaging the short-lived hydroxyl-hydronium pair in ionized liquid water

MF Lin, N Singh, S Liang, M Mo, JPF Nunes… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The radiolysis of water is ubiquitous in nature and plays a critical role in numerous
biochemical and technological applications. Although the elementary reaction pathways for …

Electronic decoherence following photoionization: Full quantum-dynamical treatment of the influence of nuclear motion

C Arnold, O Vendrell, R Santra - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
Photoionization using attosecond pulses can lead to the formation of coherent
superpositions of the electronic states of the parent ion. However, ultrafast electron ejection …

The birth and evolution of solvated electrons in the water

F Novelli, K Chen, A Buchmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The photo-induced radiolysis of water is an elementary reaction in biology and chemistry,
forming solvated electrons, OH radicals, and hydronium cations on fast time scales. Here …

Wavelength dependence of femtosecond laser-induced breakdown in water and implications for laser surgery

N Linz, S Freidank, XX Liang, A Vogel - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
The wavelength dependence of the threshold for femtosecond optical breakdown in water
provides information on the interplay of multiphoton, tunneling, and avalanche ionization …

Wavelength dependence of nanosecond infrared laser-induced breakdown in water: Evidence for multiphoton initiation via an intermediate state

N Linz, S Freidank, XX Liang, H Vogelmann, T Trickl… - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
Investigation of the wavelength dependence (725–1025 nm) of the threshold for
nanosecond optical breakdown in water revealed steps consistent with breakdown initiation …

Direct observation of the collapse of the delocalized excess electron in water

J Savolainen, F Uhlig, S Ahmed, P Hamm… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
It is generally assumed that the hydrated electron occupies a quasi-spherical cavity
surrounded by only a few water molecules in its equilibrated state. However, in the very …

Probing laser-induced plasma generation in liquid water

J Xu, D Chen, S Meng - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 - ACS Publications
Understanding photoexcitation dynamics in liquid water is of crucial significance for both
fundamental scientific exploration and technological applications. Despite the observations …