Energy disposal in the laser photodissociation of ICN and BrCN at 300 K and in a free jet expansion

Abstract Photodissociation of ICN and BrCN via the long-wavelength portions of their A continua leads to CN(X 2 Σ + ) rovibrational excitation which can characterize the excited potential surfaces. Parent rovibrational excitation strongly influences the observed CN state distributions.