Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.113, No.6, 2255-2262, 2000
Photodissociation dynamics of the triiodide anion (I-3(-))
The spectroscopy and dissociation dynamics of I-3(-) were investigated using fast beam photofragment translational spectroscopy. The photofragment yield of I-3(-) from 420 to 240 nm was measured, yielding two broadbands at the same energies as in the absorption spectrum of I-3(-) in solution. Photodissociation dynamics measurements performed with two-particle time-and-position sensitive detection revealed two product mass channels having photofragment mass ratios of 1:2 and 1:1. Both channels were seen at all photolysis wavelengths. Translational energy distributions show that the 1:2 products are from a combination of I(P-2(3/2))+I-2(-) and I*(P-2(1/2))+I-2(-). The 1:1 mass channel is from symmetric three-body dissociation to I-+2I.