Multi-dimensional reflection principle

Fig. 6.4. Schematic illustration of the multi-dimensional reflection principle in the adiabatic limit. The left-hand side shows the vibrationally adiabatic potential curves en(R). The independent part of the bound-state wavefunction in the ground electronic state is denoted by

In contrast to indirect dissociation, which is the topic of Chapter 7, direct photodissociation is relatively simple to understand. The reflection principle describes qualitatively the fully state-resolved photofragmentation cross sections a E, n, j) as a multi-dimensional mapping of the initial coordinate distribution in the electronic ground state ... 

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