Two papers from the Murray group have been highlighted in the 2017 PCCP HOT Articles themed collection.
The first paper describes a comprehensive investigation of the Norrish Type I phohodissociation of acetaldehyde, using ion imaging and photofragment excitation spectroscopy. The dynamics of competitive dissociation pathways on the S0 and T1 surfaces are characterized over a broad range of wavelengths, and a new internal conversion pathway involving a conical intersection between the S1 and S0 surfaces is identified. Time-resolved ion imaging measurements on ps and ns timescales explore the competition between different dissociation pathways.
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The second paper explores the photochemistry of chlorodiiodomethane in the near-UV and its potential role as a photolytic precursor for production of a chlorine-substituted Criegee intermediate in the atmosphere. Ion imaging measurements, supported by complementary high-level ab initio calculations performed by international collaborator Grant Hill (University of Sheffield), examine the photodissociation dynamics, while transient absorption spectroscopy is used to identify the CHClOO Criegee intermediate.
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