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Research Article

Ultrafast 25-fs relaxation in highly excited states of methyl azide mediated by strong nonadiabatic coupling

View ORCID ProfileWilliam K. Peters, David E. Couch, Benoit Mignolet, Xuetao Shi, Quynh L. Nguyen, Ryan C. Fortenberry, H. Bernhard Schlegel, Françoise Remacle, Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, and Wen Li
  1. aJILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309;
  2. bDepartment of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309;
  3. cTheoretical Physical Chemistry, Unité de Recherche Molecular Systems (UR MOLSYS) University of Liège, B4000 Liège, Belgium;
  4. dDepartment of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202;
  5. eDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460

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PNAS December 26, 2017 114 (52) E11072-E11081; first published November 6, 2017; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1712566114
William K. Peters
aJILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309;
bDepartment of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309;
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  • For correspondence: william.peters@colorado.edu Margaret.Murnane@colorado.edu
David E. Couch
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Benoit Mignolet
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Xuetao Shi
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Quynh L. Nguyen
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Ryan C. Fortenberry
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H. Bernhard Schlegel
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Françoise Remacle
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Henry C. Kapteyn
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Margaret M. Murnane
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  1. Contributed by Margaret M. Murnane, October 14, 2017 (sent for review July 16, 2017; reviewed by Elliot Bernstein and Arthur Suits)

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vol. 114 no. 52 E11072-E11081
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1712566114
PubMed: 
29109279

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National Academy of Sciences
Print ISSN: 
0027-8424
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1091-6490
History: 
  • Published in issue December 26, 2017.
  • Published first November 6, 2017.

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  1. William K. Petersa,b,1,
  2. David E. Coucha,b,
  3. Benoit Mignoletc,
  4. Xuetao Shid,
  5. Quynh L. Nguyena,b,
  6. Ryan C. Fortenberrye,
  7. H. Bernhard Schlegeld,
  8. Françoise Remaclec,
  9. Henry C. Kapteyna,b,
  10. Margaret M. Murnanea,b,1, and
  11. Wen Lid
  1. aJILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309;
  2. bDepartment of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309;
  3. cTheoretical Physical Chemistry, Unité de Recherche Molecular Systems (UR MOLSYS) University of Liège, B4000 Liège, Belgium;
  4. dDepartment of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202;
  5. eDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460
  1. Contributed by Margaret M. Murnane, October 14, 2017 (sent for review July 16, 2017; reviewed by Elliot Bernstein and Arthur Suits)

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  • ↵1To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: william.peters{at}colorado.edu or Margaret.Murnane{at}colorado.edu.
  • Author contributions: W.K.P., D.E.C., B.M., R.C.F., H.B.S., F.R., H.C.K., M.M.M., and W.L. designed research; W.K.P., D.E.C., B.M., X.S., Q.L.N., R.C.F., H.B.S., and F.R. performed research; W.K.P., D.E.C., B.M., X.S., Q.L.N., R.C.F., H.B.S., F.R., H.C.K., M.M.M., and W.L. analyzed data; and W.K.P., B.M., and M.M.M. wrote the paper.

  • Reviewers: E.B., Colorado State University; and A.S., University of Missouri.

  • The authors declare no conflict of interest.

  • See Commentary on page 13594.

  • This article contains supporting information online at www.pnas.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1073/pnas.1712566114/-/DCSupplemental.

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Ultrafast relaxation in highly excited methylazide
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