Open AccessRevisiting the Spectroscopy of Water Dimer in Jets
Author(s) -
Íker León,
Raúl Montero,
Asier Longarte,
José A. Fernández
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of physical chemistry letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.563
H-Index - 203
ISSN - 1948-7185
DOI - 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03001
Subject(s) - water dimer , spectroscopy , dimer , chemical physics , ionization , mass spectrometry , molecular spectroscopy , chemistry , atomic physics , materials science , physics , molecule , ion , quantum mechanics , nuclear magnetic resonance , hydrogen bond
Laser spectroscopy in jets is one of the main sources of structural data from molecular aggregates. Consequently, numerous and sophisticated experimental systems have been developed to extract precise information, which is usually interpreted in the light of quantum mechanical calculations. However, even with the most sophisticated experiments, it is sometimes difficult to interpret the experimental results. We present here the example of water dimer and how after almost 70 years, the assignment of its mass-resolved IR spectrum still generates controversy that extends toward the mechanism of ionization of water aggregates.