Figure 5: Contribution of intermediates to transient molecular distribution.
From: Coherent structural trapping through wave packet dispersion during photoinduced spin state switching

Simulations of the transient molecular distribution in coordinate r for MLCT→HS (τMLCT=120 fs) and MLCT→3T→HS (τT=70 fs) electronic state transition (a–c,d–f, respectively). The time-dependent populations of the different electronic states are shown in panels (a and d), which give rise to the calculated distribution g(r, t) and average coordinate r: (c,f). The experimental data at 7,145 eV (blue) scaled in r has additionally been overlaid with the simulated signal (b,e).