Photodissociation dynamics of rare-gas ionic trimers
Résumé
Semiclassical mean-field dynamics approach is used in combination with diatomics-in-molecules methods to study photodissociation of ionized trimers of argon, krypton, and xenon. The dynamics of photodissociation is analyzed in terms of the kinetic energy distribution of ionic and neutral fragments, fragmentation patterns, and fragmentation times. Particular attention is paid to the effect of the spin-orbit coupling and clusters temperature. Theoretical results are thoroughly compared with recent experimental as well as theoretical data.