Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Ionic Fragmentation of OSeCl2 and Its Analogue OSCl2 under VUV Irradiation

The electronic structure and the dissociative ionization of selenium oxychloride, OSeCl2, have been investigated in the valence region by using results from both photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and synchrotron-based photoelectron photoion coincidence (PEPICO) spectra. The PES is assigned with the h...

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Autores: Gerones, Mariana, Rodriguez Pirani, Lucas Sebastian, Erben, Mauricio Federico, Romano, Rosana Mariel, Cavasso Filho, Reinaldo L., Tong, Sheng Rui, Ge, Maofa, Della Védova, Carlos Omar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/48594
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/48594
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electronic Structure
Ionization
Irradiation
Photodissociation
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Sumario:The electronic structure and the dissociative ionization of selenium oxychloride, OSeCl2, have been investigated in the valence region by using results from both photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and synchrotron-based photoelectron photoion coincidence (PEPICO) spectra. The PES is assigned with the help of quantum chemical calculations at the outer-valence Green's function (OVGF) and symmetry adapted cluster/configuration interaction (SAC-CI) levels. The first energy ionization is observed at 11.47 eV assigned to the ionization of electrons formally delocalized over the Se, Cl, and O lone pair orbitals. Irradiation of OSeCl2 with photons in the valence region leads to the formation of OSeCl2•+, OSeCl+, SeCl2•+, SeCl+, and SeO•+ ions. Furthermore, the inner shell Se 3p, Cl 2p, and Se 3s electronic regions of OSeCl2 together with S 2p, Cl 2p, and S 2s electronic regions of thionyl chloride, OSCl2, have been studied by using tunable synchrotron radiation. Thus, total ion yield spectra and the fragmentation patterns deduced from PEPICO spectra at the various excitation energies have been studied. Cl+, O•+, and Se•+ ions appear as the most intense fragments in the OSeCl2 PEPICO spectra, like in the sulfur analogue OSCl2, whose photofragmentation is dominated by the Cl+, O•+, and S•+ ions. Fragmentation processes in OSCl2 leading to the formation of the double coincidences involving atomic ions appear as the most intense in the PEPIPICO spectra. (Figure Presented).