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Diffractive Imaging of Coherent Nuclear Motion in Isolated Molecules
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Observing the motion of the nuclear wavepackets during a molecular reaction, in both space and time, is crucial for understanding and controlling the outcome of photoinduced chemical reactions. We have imaged the motion of a vibrational wavepacket in isolated iodine molecules using ultrafast electron diffraction with relativistic electrons. The time-varying interatomic distance was measured with a precision 0.07 {\AA} and temporal resolution of 230 fs full-width at half-maximum (FWHM). The method is not only sensitive to the position but also the shape of the nuclear wavepacket.
- Subjects :
- Physics - Chemical Physics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1608.07725
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.153002