Dynamics of I*(2P1/2) production in the ultraviolet photodissociation of alkyl iodides
The relative quantum yields, [Formula: see text] for the production of I*(2Pl/2) at 266, 280, and ∼305 nm are reported for a series of primary alkyl iodides using the technique of two-photon laser-induced fluorescence for the detection of I(2P3/2) and I*(2P1/2) atoms. Results are analyzed by invoking the impulsive energy disposal model, which summarizes the dynamics of dissociation as a single parameter. Comparison of our data with those calculated by a more sophisticated time-dependent quantum mechanical model is also made. Near the red edge of the alkyl iodide A band, absorption contribution from the 3Q1 state is important and the dynamics near the 3Q0−1Q1 curve-crossing region seem to be influenced by the kinematics of the dissociation process.