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Photoelectron Imaging Of Iodide Centered Alkyl Halide Cluster Anions, Joshua S. Lasinski

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This dissertation presents results from cluster anion photodetachment experiments of the solvated iodide anion as a means of investigating electron molecule interaction. Due to the localization of the excess charge on the iodine atom, these experiments proceed analogously to electron scattering experiments, in that exposure to sufficient photon energy detaches the electron, which may or may not interact with the target molecule before being detected. Such interactions are related to temporary electron capture into the σ* orbital of the target molecule.

This dissertation begins with an analysis of the previously published I−·CH3X: X = I, Br, Cl) photodetachment results. These …