Abstract
Femtosecond solvent dynamics in acetonitrile and methanol have been studied by both time resolved fluorescence and transient birefringence experiments. Introducing a spectral density of Brownian solvent oscillators allows comparison of the two experiments and reveals the elementary liquid motions responsible for the ultrafast dynamics. We report the first observation of a large observation of a large inertial contribution of the solvent response in methanol and confirm the existence of a large inertial contribution in acetonitrile.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Ultrafast Phenomena VIII |
| Publisher | Publ by Springer-Verlag GmbH & Company KG |
| Pages | 616-617 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Edition | 55 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3540564756 |
| Publication status | Published - 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena - Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France Duration: 1992 Jun 8 → 1992 Jun 12 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena |
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| City | Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France |
| Period | 92/6/8 → 92/6/12 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry