Time-resolved dynamics of thermal isomerization in cesium-halide cluster anions |
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Authors: | Dally A J Bloomfield L A |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA. |
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Abstract: | We have performed time-resolved studies of the dynamics of thermal isomerization occurring in certain cesium-halide cluster anions. Using a pump-probe technique, we have observed the repopulation of a photodepleted isomer within an ensemble as a function of time by monitoring the photoelectron spectrum. The rates of isomerization increase and the isomer lifetimes decrease as functions of temperature. The clusters undergo a gradual phase transition from solid-like to liquid-like states with liquid-like behavior obtained at approximately 500 K, much lower than the bulk melting temperatures of approximately 900 K. |
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