Photodissociation of RbI in an Intense Laser Field: Detection of the Product Metal Atom Rb Using RIMS

It is reported on the recent research using resonant ionization spectroscopy (RIS) and resonant ionization mass spectroscopy (RIMS) to detect the photodissociation product of Rubidium iodide molecules in a molecular beam in an intense laser field. Time of flight mass spectra is recorded. In particular, the appearances of multiphoton ionization are discussed.