Picosecond Time-resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy as a Means of Elucidating Mechanisms of Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Redistribution in Electronically Excited States of Small Aromatic Molecules

King, Adrian KBellm, SusanHammond, Chris JReid, Katharine LTowrie, MichaelMatousek, Pavel2015-12-130026-8976http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82355Preliminary findings are reported following the detailed analysis of intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution (IVR) in S1 para-fluorotoluene following the excitation of one quantum in the CF stretching mode ν7. It is shown that the method proposeKeywords: Aromatic compounds; Molecular vibrations; Potential energy; Rate constants; Aromatic molecules; Intramolecular vibrational energy (IVR); Para-fluorotoluene; Stretching mode; Photoelectron spectroscopyPicosecond Time-resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy as a Means of Elucidating Mechanisms of Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Redistribution in Electronically Excited States of Small Aromatic Molecules200510.1080/002689705000961032015-12-11