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FARADAY DISCUSSIONS
Volume 194, Issue -, Pages 495-508Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6fd00082g
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- Max Planck Society of the MPQ-KSU-LMU
- DFG via LMUexcellent
- DFG via Cluster of Excellence: Munich Center for Advanced Photonics (MAP)
- King-Saud University
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The migration of hydrogen atoms resulting in the isomerization of hydrocarbons is an important process which can occur on ultrafast timescales. Here, we visualize the light-induced hydrogen migration of acetylene to vinylidene in an ionic state using two synchronized 4 fs intense laser pulses. The first pulse induces hydrogen migration, and the second is used for monitoring transient structural changes via Coulomb explosion imaging. Varying the time delay between the pulses reveals the migration dynamics with a time constant of 54 +/- 4 fs as observed in the H+ + H+ + CC+ channel. Due to the high temporal resolution, vibrational wave-packet motions along the CC-and CH-bonds are observed. Even though a maximum in isomerization yield for kinetic energy releases above 16 eV is measured, we find no indication for a backwards isomerization - in contrast to previous measurements. Here, we propose an alternative explanation for the maximum in isomerization yield, namely the surpassing of the transition state to the vinylidene configuration within the excited dication state.
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