Direct observation of spin-forbidden formation of O(D) in the near-UV photolysis of ozone

Time-of-flight measurements have been made of the O(¹D) fragment following the photolysis of ozone in the near-UV. At 321.9 nm fragments are seen with kinetic energies the values of which are those expected from spin-forbidden dissociation with ground state O₂(X³Σ_g⁻) molecules as the co-product. Spin-allowed dissociation of internally excited ozone molecules is also seen to produce translationally cold O(¹D) and O₂(a¹Δ_g) products. The implications for the dissociation of tropospheric ozone are briefly discussed.     

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