Ultrafast studies on the photophysics of matrix-isolated radical cations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: implications for the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIB) problem

Details Ultrafast studies on the photophysics of matrix-isolated radical cations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: implications for the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIB) problem Ultrafast studies on the photophysics of matrix-isolated radical cations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: implications for the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIB) problem

2004-01-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0401208v1

J.Phys.Chem. A108 (2004) 25

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

26 pages, 3 figures; w supplement: 8 pages, 8 figures

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Rapid, efficient deactivation of the photoexcited PAH cations accounts for their remarkable photostability and have important implications for astrochemistry, as these cations are the leading candidates for the species responsible for the diffuse interstellar bands (DIB) observed throughout the Galaxy.Ultrafast relaxation dynamics for photoexcited PAH cations isolated in boric acid glass have been studied using femtosecond and picosecond transient grating spectroscopy. With the exception of perylene+, the recovery kinetics for the ground doublet (D0) states of these radical cations are biexponential, containing a fast (< 200 fs) and a slow (3-20 ps) components. No temperature dependence or isotope effect was observed for the fast component, whereas the slow component exhibits both the H/D isotope effect (1.1-1.3) and strong temperature dependence (15 to 300 K). We suggest that the fast component is due to internal Dn to D0 conversion and the slow component is due to vibrational energy transfer (VET) from a hot D0 state to the glass matrix.

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