Slow electron velocity-map imaging spectroscopy of the 1-propynyl radical

Abstract

High resolution photoelectron spectra of the 1-propynyl and 1-propynyl- d3 anions acquired with slow electron velocity-map imaging are presented. The electron affinity is determined to be 2.7355±0.0010 eV for the 1-propynyl radical and 2.7300±0.0010 eV for 1-propynyl- d3. Several vibronic transitions are observed and assigned using the isotopic shifts and results from ab initio calculations. Good agreement between experimental spectra and calculations suggests a C3v geometry for the 1-propynyl radical. No evidence is found for strong vibronic coupling between the ground electronic state and the low-lying first excited state. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.