Photofragment-detected IR spectroscopy (PFDIRS) for the OH stretching vibration of the hydrogen-bonded clusters in the S1 state - Application to 2-naphthol-B (B=H2O and CH3OH) clusters
Y. Matsumoto, T. Ebata, and N. Mikami,
J. Phys. Chem. A 105, 5727 (2001).

IR spectra of the OH stretching vibrations of 2-naphthol-B (B=H2O and CH3OH) clusters in S1 have been measured by photofragment detected IR spectroscopy (PFDIRS). In this spectroscopy, a tunable IR light pulse excites the OH stretching vibration of the electronically excited 2-naphthol-B, which is prepared by a UV light pulse. The vibrationally excitd cluster immediately predissociates to generate a 2-naphthol fragment in S1. By monitoring the emission only form the 000 band of the fragment with a monochromator while scanning the IR frequency, a background free IR spectrum of the OH stretching vibration of the cluster in S1 has been successfully obtained. By comparing the IR spectra of the cluster in S1 with those of in S0, the effect of the electronic excitation on the frequency change of the OH stretching vibration in the cluster is discussed.

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