Ionization / neutralization induced Dynamics

  • MP Department Seminar
  • Datum: 18.07.2025
  • Uhrzeit: 09:30 - 10:30
  • Vortragender: Prof. Daniel Strasser
  • Minerva Center for Making Bonds by Fragmentation, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • Ort: Building K, Haber-Villa, Faradayweg 8, 14195 Berlin
  • Raum: Seminar Room
  • Gastgeber: Department of Molecular Physics
  • Kontakt: meijer@fhi-berlin.mpg.de
Ionization / neutralization induced Dynamics

Ionization and neutralization events can trigger intricate structural rearrangement dynamics in isolated molecular and cluster systems, thus, driving chemical evolution even under low temperature conditions. I will describe our experimental efforts of using 3D coincidence imaging for probing and visualizing molecular dynamics. I will show both ionization-induced dynamics that are initiated by ultrafast EUV pulses,1 as well dynamics that are initiated by the mutual neutralization of molecular anions and cations in merged-beams experiments.2,3 Furthermore, I will discuss our efforts to achieve direct comparison of experimental and theoretical studies towards a better understanding of time-evolving small quantum systems.

1. “Symmetry-breaking dynamics of a photoionized carbon dioxide dimer”, E. Livshits et al., Nat. Commun. (2024)

2. “The mutual neutralization of hydronium and hydroxide”, A. Bogot et al., Science (2024)

3. Unravelling non-adiabatic pathways in the mutual neutralization of hydronium and hydroxide”, A. Bogot et al., Nat. Chem. (2025)

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