Rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: A comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption

We have measured the rotational energy distribution of benzene molecules both evaporated and desorbed by an IR laser from a liquid microjet. Analysis of the 6(0)(1) vibronic band of benzene has shown that the benzene molecules evaporating from the liquid microjet surface have a rotational temperatur...

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Main Authors: Maselli, O., Gascooke, J., Kobelt, S., Metha, G., Buntine, Mark
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Published: CSIRO Publishing 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31079
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author Maselli, O.
Gascooke, J.
Kobelt, S.
Metha, G.
Buntine, Mark
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Gascooke, J.
Kobelt, S.
Metha, G.
Buntine, Mark
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description We have measured the rotational energy distribution of benzene molecules both evaporated and desorbed by an IR laser from a liquid microjet. Analysis of the 6(0)(1) vibronic band of benzene has shown that the benzene molecules evaporating from the liquid microjet surface have a rotational temperature of 157 +/- 7 K. In contrast, the rotational temperature of benzene molecules desorbed from the liquid microjet by a 1.9 mu m laser pulse is 82 +/- 5 K. However, in both cases careful inspection of the spectral profiles shows that the experimental rotational distributions are non-Boltzmann, displaying an underpopulation of high rotational states and a relative overpopulation of the low rotational states. The non-equilibrium evaporation and desorption spectral profiles are consistent with a model that involves transfer of internal energy into translation upon liberation from the condensed phase.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-310792017-09-13T15:10:43Z Rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: A comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption Maselli, O. Gascooke, J. Kobelt, S. Metha, G. Buntine, Mark SOLVENT WATER MOLECULAR-BEAM IONIZATION NEUTRAL CLUSTERS LASER-DESORPTION IRRADIATION IR LASER IONIZATION/DESORPTION MASS-SPECTROMETRY COMPLEXES We have measured the rotational energy distribution of benzene molecules both evaporated and desorbed by an IR laser from a liquid microjet. Analysis of the 6(0)(1) vibronic band of benzene has shown that the benzene molecules evaporating from the liquid microjet surface have a rotational temperature of 157 +/- 7 K. In contrast, the rotational temperature of benzene molecules desorbed from the liquid microjet by a 1.9 mu m laser pulse is 82 +/- 5 K. However, in both cases careful inspection of the spectral profiles shows that the experimental rotational distributions are non-Boltzmann, displaying an underpopulation of high rotational states and a relative overpopulation of the low rotational states. The non-equilibrium evaporation and desorption spectral profiles are consistent with a model that involves transfer of internal energy into translation upon liberation from the condensed phase. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31079 10.1071/CH05319 CSIRO Publishing restricted
spellingShingle SOLVENT
WATER
MOLECULAR-BEAM
IONIZATION
NEUTRAL CLUSTERS
LASER-DESORPTION
IRRADIATION
IR LASER
IONIZATION/DESORPTION MASS-SPECTROMETRY
COMPLEXES
Maselli, O.
Gascooke, J.
Kobelt, S.
Metha, G.
Buntine, Mark
Rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: A comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption
title Rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: A comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption
title_full Rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: A comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption
title_fullStr Rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: A comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption
title_full_unstemmed Rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: A comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption
title_short Rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: A comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption
title_sort rotational energy distributions of benzene liberated from aqueous liquid microjets: a comparison between evaporation and infrared desorption
topic SOLVENT
WATER
MOLECULAR-BEAM
IONIZATION
NEUTRAL CLUSTERS
LASER-DESORPTION
IRRADIATION
IR LASER
IONIZATION/DESORPTION MASS-SPECTROMETRY
COMPLEXES
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31079