Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering reveals hidden local transitions of the aqueous OH radical

• Main Authors: Kjellsson, L., Nanda, K. D., Rubensson, J.-E., Doumy, G., Southworth, S. H., Ho, P. J., March, A. M., Al Haddad, A., Kumagai, Y., Tu, M.-F., Schaller, R. D., Debnath, Tushar, Muhamamd Shafiq Mohd Yusof, Arnold, C., Schlotter, W. F., Moeller, S., Coslovich, G., Koralek, J. D., Minitti, M. P., Vidal, M. L., Simon, M., Santra, R., Loh, Zhi-Heng, Coriani, S., Krylov, A. I., Young, L.
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Physics - Chemical Physics; Science::Physics; X-ray; Hydroxyl Radical
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145066
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) provides remarkable opportunities to interrogate ultrafast dynamics in liquids. Here we use RIXS to study the fundamentally and practically important hydroxyl radical in liquid water, OH(aq). Impulsive ionization of pure liquid water produced a short-lived...