UV-induced Dissociation Dynamics of Bromoform Probed by UED

Lars Hoffman and Debadarshini Mishra

Molecular Dynamics by Ultrafast Electron Diffraction

Imagine how much easier it would be to understand chemistry if one could take snapshots of molecules with atomic resolution while they undergo chemical transformations. This is exactly what we are aiming for in the latest addition to our scientific portfolio. Using the Ultrafast Electron Diffraction (UED) facility at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, we study light-induced unimolecular reaction dynamics by illuminating the molecules with intense, femtosecond duration electron pulses.

Ultrafast Electron Diffraction – Selected Publications

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Lars Hoffmann, Benjamin W. Toulson, Jie Yang, Catherine A. Saladrigas, Alfred Zong, Sri Bhavya Muvva, Joao Pedro Figueira Nunes, Alexander Reid, Andrew R. Attar, Duan Luo, Fuhao Ji, Ming-Fu Lin, Qingyuan Fan, Stephen Weathersby, Xiaozhe Shen, Xijie Wang, Thomas J. A. Wolf, Daniel M. Neumark, Stephen R. Leone, Michael W. Zuerch, Martin Centurion and Oliver Gessner, “UV-induced reaction pathways in bromoform probed with ultrafast electron diffraction”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 28070 (2024), DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07165, Department of Energy Science Highlight.