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Photodissociation is the dominant removal process of molecules in any region exposed to intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation. This includes diffuse and translucent interstellar clouds, dense photon-dominated regions, high velocity shocks, the surface layers of protoplanetary disks, and cometary and exoplanetary atmospheres. The rate of photodissociation depends on the cross sections for absorption into a range of excited electronic states, as well as on the intensity and shape of the radiation field at each position into the region of interest. Thus, an acccurate determination of the photodissociation rate of even a simple molecule like water or carbon monoxide involves many detailed considerations ranging from its electronic structure to its dissociation dynamics and the specifics of the radiation field that the molecule is exposed to. In this review chapter, each of these steps in determining photodissociation rates is discussed systematically and examples are provided.
We propose a strategy for enabling photodissociation of a normally photostable molecule through coupling to a nanoparticle plasmon. The large possible coupling on the single-molecule level combined with the highly lossy nature of plasmonic modes, wit
Photodissociation of a molecule produces a spatial distribution of photofragments determined by the molecular structure and the characteristics of the dissociating light. Performing this basic chemical reaction at ultracold temperatures allows its qu
Astronomical observations have shown that small carbonaceous molecules can persist in interstellar clouds exposed to intense ultraviolet radiation. Current astrochemical models lack quantitative information on photodissociation rates in order to inte
We use (1+1$$) resonance-enhanced multiphoton photodissociation (REMPD) to detect the population in individual rovibronic states of trapped HfF$^+$ with a single-shot absolute efficiency of 18%, which is over 200 times better than that obtained with
The formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their methyl derivatives occurs mainly in the dust shells of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars. The bands at 3.3 and 3.4 $mu$m, observed in infrared emission spectra of several objects, a