SPECTROSCOPY AND DYNAMICS OF MOLECULAR SUPEREXCITED STATES

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Overview of Photon-Impact Studies of Molecular Superexcited States

• Dissociation of Superexcited Molecular Hydrogen

• Dissociation of Superexcited States of Diatomic and Triatomic Molecules

• VUV-Optical Oscillator-Strength Distributions of Polyatomic Molecules

• Photoionization Quantum Yields

• Dissociation of Superexcited States of Polyatomic Molecules

  • Acetylene

  • Silane

  • Dimethyl Ether

  • Other Related Studies

• Superexcited States as Reaction Intermediates in Some Collision Processes

• Superexcited States in Reaction Kinetics

• Superexcited States in the Condensed Phase

• Summary

• Acknowledgments

• References