Distortion dependent intersystem crossing: A femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy study of benzene, toluene, and p-xylene

The competition between ultrafast intersystem crossing and internal conversion in benzene, toluene, and p-xylene is investigated with time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. By exciting to S2 out-of-plane symmetry breaking, distortions are activated at early times...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anne B. Stephansen, Theis I. Sølling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC and ACA 2017-07-01
Series:Structural Dynamics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4977735