Ejection mechanism of molecules and neutral clusters from liquid beam under irradiation of IR laser

Noriko Horimoto, Jun Ya Kohno, Fumitaka Mafuné, Tamotsu Kondow

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Abstract

Resorcinol molecules and those solvated with solvent water molecules were isolated in the gas phase from a liquid beam of an aqueous solution of resorcinol by resonant vibrational excitation of solvent water molecules under IR-laser irradiation. The spatial distribution of the ejected species at various delay times from the IR-laser irradiation indicates that two different isolation mechanisms operate: One dominates in a time range shorter than ~1 μs (early-time domain), and the other in a time range longer than ~1 μs (late-time domain). A time-dependent measurement of the liquid-beam profile by optical diffraction shows that the beam has a smooth surface in the early-time domain, whereas in the late-time domain the surface roughness overweighs the wavelength of the illumination laser.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)536-542
Number of pages7
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume318
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000 Mar 3

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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