State-to-state dynamics in the high Rydberg states of polyatomic molecules

E. Mayer, Eric J Zuckerman, L. Zhang, H. Hedderich, J. Behm, E. R. Grant

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    Abstract

    Rydberg states in polyatomic molecules exhibit dynamics that bear on issues of longstanding importance for theory. Coupling is made complicated, however, by the presence of many rovibrational degrees of freedom and the existence of multiple pathways for intramolecular relaxation. In work on vibrationally autoionizing states of HCO and NO2, we have applied multiple resonance excitation strategies to isolate single rovibrational Rydberg-Rydberg transitions, the positions, lineshapes and intensities of which reflect coupling strengths for state-detailed relaxation processes.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)1569-1583
    Number of pages15
    JournalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
    Volume355
    Issue number1729
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 15 1997

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Mathematics
    • General Engineering
    • General Physics and Astronomy

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