Simultaneous imaging of vibrational, rotational, and electronic wave packet dynamics in a triatomic molecule

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.07958v3
• Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:51:47 GMT
• Title: Simultaneous imaging of vibrational, rotational, and electronic wave packet dynamics in a triatomic molecule
• Authors: Huynh Van Sa Lam, Van-Hung Hoang, Anbu Selvam Venkatachalam, Surjendu Bhattacharyya, Keyu Chen, Sina Jacob, Sanduni Kudagama, Tu Thanh Nguyen, Daniel Rolles, Uwe Thumm, Artem Rudenko, Vinod Kumarappan,
• Abstract summary: We show how interplay between vibrational, rotational, and electronic degrees of freedom governs the evolution of molecular wave packets.<n>Using time-resolved Coulomb explosion imaging (CEI) and quantum mechanical wave packet simulations, we directly map the bending vibrations of the molecule.
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• Abstract: Light-induced molecular dynamics often involve the excitation of several electronic, vibrational, and rotational states. Since the ensuing electronic and nuclear motion determines the pathways and outcomes of photoinduced reactions, our ability to monitor and understand these dynamics is crucial for molecular physics, physical chemistry, and photobiology. However, characterizing this complex motion represents a significant challenge when different degrees of freedom are strongly coupled. In this Letter, we demonstrate how the interplay between vibrational, rotational, and electronic degrees of freedom governs the evolution of molecular wave packets in the low-lying states of strong-field-ionized sulfur dioxide. Using time-resolved Coulomb explosion imaging (CEI) and quantum mechanical wave packet simulations, we directly map the bending vibrations of the molecule, show how the vibrational wave packet is influenced by molecular alignment, and elucidate the consequences of nuclear motion for the coupling between the two lowest electronic states of the cation. Our results demonstrate that multi-coincident CEI can be an efficient experimental tool for characterizing coupled electronic and nuclear motion in polyatomic molecules.

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