Table 1 Comparison between experimental and theoretical timescales

From: Ultrafast probing of isotope-induced explicit symmetry breaking in ethylene

Parent

Fragment

τ (fs)

t1/2 (fs)

P (%)

k (fs−1)

12C2H4

12\({{{\rm{CH}}}}_{3}^{+}\)

108 ± 4

103 ± 1

13.5 ± 0.1

0.032 ± 0.001

13C2H4

13\({{{\rm{CH}}}}_{3}^{+}\)

83 ± 4

80 ± 1

12.9 ± 0.1

0.063 ± 0.002

13C12CH4

13\({{{\rm{CH}}}}_{3}^{+}\)

50 ± 8

62 ± 1

8.8 ± 0.1

0.082 ± 0.003

  1. The experimental and theoretical timescales, along with the asymptotic population and the population growth rate. The uncertainties originate from the fitting only.
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