A new statistical method for the determination of dynamical features of molecular dication dissociation processes

Abstract

A new statistical and stochastical method for the determination of dynamical features of the molecular dication dissociation processes, following the single photon double ionization has been developed. The method is based on an extension of the generalized simulated annealing statistical methodology, previously applied in other fields. The results are consistent with previous determination of the metastable lifetime of the dication, but the analysis also provides additional information about the dynamics of the reaction. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.