Nature Communications (Oct 2021)
Time-resolved relaxation and fragmentation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons investigated in the ultrafast XUV-IR regime
- J. W. L. Lee,
- D. S. Tikhonov,
- P. Chopra,
- S. Maclot,
- A. L. Steber,
- S. Gruet,
- F. Allum,
- R. Boll,
- X. Cheng,
- S. Düsterer,
- B. Erk,
- D. Garg,
- L. He,
- D. Heathcote,
- M. Johny,
- M. M. Kazemi,
- H. Köckert,
- J. Lahl,
- A. K. Lemmens,
- D. Loru,
- R. Mason,
- E. Müller,
- T. Mullins,
- P. Olshin,
- C. Passow,
- J. Peschel,
- D. Ramm,
- D. Rompotis,
- N. Schirmel,
- S. Trippel,
- J. Wiese,
- F. Ziaee,
- S. Bari,
- M. Burt,
- J. Küpper,
- A. M. Rijs,
- D. Rolles,
- S. Techert,
- P. Eng-Johnsson,
- M. Brouard,
- C. Vallance,
- B. Manschwetus,
- M. Schnell
Affiliations
- J. W. L. Lee
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- D. S. Tikhonov
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- P. Chopra
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- S. Maclot
- Department of Physics, Lund University
- A. L. Steber
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- S. Gruet
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- F. Allum
- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford
- R. Boll
- European XFEL
- X. Cheng
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- S. Düsterer
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- B. Erk
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- D. Garg
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- L. He
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- D. Heathcote
- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford
- M. Johny
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- M. M. Kazemi
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- H. Köckert
- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford
- J. Lahl
- Department of Physics, Lund University
- A. K. Lemmens
- Radboud University, FELIX Laboratory
- D. Loru
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- R. Mason
- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford
- E. Müller
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- T. Mullins
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- P. Olshin
- Saint Petersburg State University
- C. Passow
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- J. Peschel
- Department of Physics, Lund University
- D. Ramm
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- D. Rompotis
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- N. Schirmel
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- S. Trippel
- Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg
- J. Wiese
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- F. Ziaee
- J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University
- S. Bari
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- M. Burt
- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford
- J. Küpper
- Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg
- A. M. Rijs
- Radboud University, FELIX Laboratory
- D. Rolles
- J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University
- S. Techert
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- P. Eng-Johnsson
- Department of Physics, Lund University
- M. Brouard
- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford
- C. Vallance
- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford
- B. Manschwetus
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- M. Schnell
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26193-z
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons play an important role in interstellar chemistry, where interaction with high energy photons can induce ionization and fragmentation reactions. Here the authors, with XUV-IR pump-probe experiments, investigate the ultrafast photoinduced dynamics of fluorene, phenanthrene and pyrene, providing insight into their preferred reaction channels.
