Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol.99, No.6, 1727-1732, 1995
Ion Distributions for Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization of Clo
Results of theoretical studies of rotationally resolved photoelectron spectra for (2+1’) resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) of the C (2) Sigma(-), D (2) Sigma(-), E (2) Sigma(-), and F (2) Sigma(-) Rydberg states of ClO are presented. Cooper minima are predicted to occur in the electronic continua for photoionization of the D and F states and lead to unusual behavior in the ion rotational distributions. Strong partial wave I mixing is also predicted in the continua for the C and E states due to the nonspherical molecular ion potentials. These Cooper minima and I mixing make the associated photoionization dynamics quite nonatomiclike.
Keywords:PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY;RYDBERG STATES;COOPER MINIMA;DIATOMIC-MOLECULES;ORBITAL EVOLUTION;SELECTION-RULES;PHOTOIONIZATION;OH;CIO;NO