Although the photochemistry of nitrobenzene has been extensively studied, the assignment of fragmentation channels and their specific dynamics remains challenging. Here, the authors combine femtosecond laser-induced ionization, Coulomb explosion imaging and covariance mapping to fully characterize the time-resolved dynamics of fragmentation channels leading to the formation of NO2, NO and C6H5NO.
- Chow-Shing Lam
- Tai-Che Chou
- Mark Brouard