Geminate recombination measurements of solvated electron in THF using laser-synchronized picosecond electron pulse

De Waele V; Sorgues S; Pernot P; Marignier JL; Monard H; Larbre JP; Mostafavi M

Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.423, No.1-3, 30-34, 2006

DOI10.1016/j.cplett.2006.03.008 Export Citation

Geminate recombination measurements of solvated electron in THF using laser-synchronized picosecond electron pulse

De Waele V, Sorgues S, Pernot P, Marignier JL, Monard H, Larbre JP, Mostafavi M

We report the first study of picosecond pulse radiolysis of neat tetrahydrofuran (THF) by pulse-probe method. It shows a fast decay of absorbance at 790 nm within 2.5 ns. This decay is assigned to solvated electron. We observe that, at 30 ps the G value of solvated electron in THF is much lower than that of hydrated electron. Our data on solvated electron survival probability are compared with the literature data on the yield measurements with scavenging method. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.