Imaging the ring opening reaction of 1,3-cyclohexadiene with MeV ultrafast electron diffraction

Authors

• Thomas J. A. Wolf, Stanford PULSE InstituteFollow
• Jie Yang, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• David M. Sanchez, Stanford University
• J. Pedro F. Nunes, University of YorkFollow
• Robert M. Parrish, Stanford University
• Xiaozhe Shen, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Martin Centurion, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
• Ryan Coffee, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• James P. Cryan, Stanford PULSE Institute
• Markus Guhr, Universitat Potsdam
• Kareem Hegazy, Stanford PULSE Institute
• Adam Kirrander, The University of Edinburgh
• Renkai. Li, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Jennifer Ruddock, Brown University
• Theodore Veccione, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Stephen P. Weathersby, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Peter M. Weber, Brown University
• Kyle Wilkin, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
• Hai-Wang Yong, Brown University
• Qiang Zheng, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Todd J. Martinez, Stanford University
• Xijie Wang, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Michael P. Minitti, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

EPJ Web of Conferences 205, 07006 (2019)

Comments

© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences.

Open access

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201920507006

Abstract

We resolve the structural dynamics of the ultrafast photoinduced ring opening reaction of 1,3-cyclohexadiene in space and time employing megaelectronvolt gas phase ultrafast electron diffraction. We, furthermore, observe coherent large amplitude motions of the photoproduct.