Rotationally selected product pair correlation in F+CD4 -> DF(nu('))+CD3(nu=0,N)

Abstract

The title reaction was studied in a crossed-beam experiment by imaging of state-selected products. The rotational state selection of the CD3 products was achieved using (2+1) resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization. The coincident information on the DF coproducts was revealed in a state-resolved manner from time-sliced velocity map images. Significant dependences of both the correlated differential cross sections and the DF vibrational branching ratios on the "tagged" CD3 rotation states were found. The dynamical implications of one of the major findings are discussed. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.