Photodissociation dynamics of free radicals

The scope of this review focuses on photodissociation dynamics of free radicals in supersonic beam. The review concentrates on the new studies since the last review of this subject by Whitehead in 1996.1 Due to the recent advances in high-intensity lasers and product detection schemes, as... 

It is clear that one of the major challenges in the experimental studies of free radicals is the preparation of radicals. The experimental designs (production of radicals and detection of radicals and photoproducts) are largely dependent on the particular radicals of interest. Nevertheless, many approaches have been taken, as seen in this review, to study the free radical photodissociation, and a great number of systems have been examined during the last couple of years. The sophistication in the experimental studies of free radical photochemistry has reached the level that has been available for the stable molecules. State-to-state photodissociation dynamics of free radicals have been demonstrated for a few small systems. Many more advances in the field of photodissociation dynamics of radicals are expected, and it is hoped that a more systematic and sophisticated understanding of free radical photochemistry can be developed. 

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