Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Reveals Hidden Local Transitions of the Aqueous OH Radical

L Kjellsson; K D Nanda; J-E Rubensson; G Doumy; S H Southworth; P J Ho; A M March; A Al Haddad; Y Kumagai; M-F Tu; R D Schaller; T Debnath; M S Bin Mohd Yusof; C Arnold; W F Schlotter; S Moeller; G Coslovich; J D Koralek; M P Minitti; Marta Lopez Vidal; M Simon; R Santra; Z-H Loh; Sonia Coriani; A I Krylov; L Young

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.236001

Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Reveals Hidden Local Transitions of the Aqueous OH Radical

L Kjellsson, K D Nanda, J-E Rubensson, G Doumy, S H Southworth, P J Ho, A M March, A Al Haddad, Y Kumagai, M-F Tu, R D Schaller, T Debnath, M S Bin Mohd Yusof, C Arnold, W F Schlotter, S Moeller, G Coslovich, J D Koralek, M P Minitti, Marta Lopez VidalM Simon, R Santra, Z-H Loh, Sonia Coriani, A I Krylov, L Young

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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 population of OH(aq), which was probed using femtosecond x-rays from an x-ray free-electron laser. We find that RIXS reveals localized electronic transitions that are masked in the ultraviolet absorption spectrum by strong charge-transfer transitions-thus providing a means to investigate the evolving electronic structure and reactivity of the hydroxyl radical in aqueous and heterogeneous environments. First-principles calculations provide interpretation of the main spectral features.

Original language	English
Article number	236001
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	124
Issue number	23
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0031-9007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.236001
Publication status	Published - 2020

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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, T., Bin Mohd Yusof, M. S., Arnold, C., Schlotter, W. F., Moeller, S., Coslovich, G., Koralek, J. D., Minitti, M. P., ... Young, L. (2020). Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Reveals Hidden Local Transitions of the Aqueous OH Radical. Physical Review Letters, 124(23), [236001]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.236001

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, T ; Bin Mohd Yusof, M S ; Arnold, C ; Schlotter, W F ; Moeller, S ; Coslovich, G ; Koralek, J D ; Minitti, M P ; Vidal, Marta Lopez ; Simon, M ; Santra, R ; Loh, Z-H ; Coriani, Sonia ; Krylov, A I ; Young, L. / Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Reveals Hidden Local Transitions of the Aqueous OH Radical. In: Physical Review Letters. 2020 ; Vol. 124, No. 23.

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Kjellsson, L, Nanda, KD, Rubensson, J-E, Doumy, G, Southworth, SH, Ho, PJ, March, AM, Al Haddad, A, Kumagai, Y, Tu, M-F, Schaller, RD, Debnath, T, Bin Mohd Yusof, MS, Arnold, C, Schlotter, WF, Moeller, S, Coslovich, G, Koralek, JD, Minitti, MP, Vidal, ML, Simon, M, Santra, R, Loh, Z-H, Coriani, S, Krylov, AI & Young, L 2020, 'Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Reveals Hidden Local Transitions of the Aqueous OH Radical', Physical Review Letters, vol. 124, no. 23, 236001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.236001

Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Reveals Hidden Local Transitions of the Aqueous OH Radical. / 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, T; Bin Mohd Yusof, M S; Arnold, C; Schlotter, W F; Moeller, S; Coslovich, G; Koralek, J D; Minitti, M P; Vidal, Marta Lopez; Simon, M; Santra, R; Loh, Z-H; Coriani, Sonia; Krylov, A I; Young, L.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 124, No. 23, 236001, 2020.

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