Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.106, No.10, 4353-4356, 1997
Caging Phenomena in Reactions - Femtosecond Observation of Coherent, Collisional Confinement
We report striking observations of coherent caging of iodine, above the B state dissociation threshold; by single collisions with rare gas atoms at room-temperature. Despite the random nature of the solute-solvent interaction, the caged population retains coherence of the initially prepared unbound wave packet. We discuss some new concepts regarding dynamical coherent caging and the one-atom cage effect.
Keywords:ABSORPTION-SPECTRUM;DISSOCIATION LIMIT;B-STATE;IODINE;SPECTROSCOPY;PHOTODISSOCIATION;COMPLEXES;LIQUIDS;I2