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Effect of Microhydration on the Temporary Anion States of Pyrene

Lietard, Aude; Verlet, Jan R.R.

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Aude Lietard



Abstract

The influence of incremental hydration (≤4) on the electronic resonances of the pyrene anion is studied using two-dimensional photoelectron spectroscopy. The photoexcitation energies of the resonances do not change; therefore, from the anion’s perspective, the resonances remain the same, but from the neutral’s perspective of the electron–molecule reaction, the resonances decrease in energy by the binding energy of the water molecules. The autodetachment of the resonances shows that hydration has very little effect, showing that even the dynamics of most of the resonances are not impacted by hydration. Two specific resonances do show changes that are explained by the closing of specific autodetachment channels. The lowest-energy resonance leads to efficient electron capture as observed through thermionic emission and evaporation of water molecules (dissociative electron attachment). The implications of low-energy electron capture in dense molecular interstellar clouds are discussed.

Citation

Lietard, A., & Verlet, J. R. (2022). Effect of Microhydration on the Temporary Anion States of Pyrene. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(16), 3529-3533. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00523

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 28, 2022
Online Publication Date Apr 14, 2022
Publication Date Apr 28, 2022
Deposit Date Jul 5, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Electronic ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Issue 16
Pages 3529-3533
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00523

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