Ionization / neutralization induced Dynamics
- MP Department Seminar
- Date: Jul 18, 2025
- Time: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Prof. Daniel Strasser
- Minerva Center for Making Bonds by Fragmentation, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Location: Building K, Haber-Villa, Faradayweg 8, 14195 Berlin
- Room: Seminar Room
- Host: Department of Molecular Physics
- Contact: meijer@fhi-berlin.mpg.de
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)