Spectroscopy and Dynamics in Helium Droplets

Synopsis:

This project uses photoionization and photoelectron spectroscopy to study the spectroscopy and dynamics of Rydberg states in doped helium nanodroplets.

Molecules studied:

Pure and doped helium droplets.

Information obtained:

Project members:

Oleg Kornilov

Oliver Buenermann

Recent publications:

♦ "Photoelectron imaging of helium droplets doped with Xe and Kr atoms" C. C. Wang, O. Kornilov, O. Gessner, J. H. Kim, D. S. Peterka, and D. M. Neumark, J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 9356 (2008). pdf

♦ "Photoionization dynamics in pure helium droplets" D. S. Peterka, J. H. Kim, C. C. Wang, L. Poisson and D. M. Neumark, J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 7449 (2007). pdf

♦ "Photoionization and photofragmentation of SF₆ in helium nanodroplets" D. S. Peterka, J. H. Kim, C. C. Wang, and D. M. Neumark, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 19945 (2006). pdf