https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-00976-9
Fast fragmentation in core-excited molecules
The role of symmetry breaking and nuclear motion
Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
Corresponding author: stacey.sorensen@sljus.lu.se
Symmetry breaking is an important phenomenon connected to the excitation of core electrons in molecules. The fundamental question of whether inner-shell electronic-state orbitals are delocalized, and what the underlying mechanism for breaking the symmetry of a molecule upon dissociation are the subject of much debate, especially for the case of diatomic molecules. One method for studying molecular fragmentation, which is based upon a symmetry picture, is multicoincidence ion spectroscopy. Here we give a brief presentation of some of the applications of this technique, where symmetry, nuclear motion and the temporal signature are of importance.
© EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag, 2009
