Time-resolved observation of transient precursor state of CO on Ru(0001) using carbon K-edge spectroscopy

• DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03677f
• Publication Date: 2019-09-09T11:03:50Z
• Authors: Hsin-Yi Wang; Simon Schreck; Matthew Weston; Chang Liu; Hirohito Ogasawara; Jerry LaRue; Fivos Perakis; Martina Dell’Angela; Flavio Capotondi; Luca Giannessi; Emanuele Pedersoli; Denys Naumenko; Ivaylo Nikolov; Lorenzo Raimondi; Carlo Spezzani; Martin Beye; Filippo Cavalca; Boyang Liu; Jörgen Gladh; Sergey Koroidov; Piter S. Miedema; Roberto Costantini; Lars G. M. Petter...; Anders Nilsson
• Keywords: CO precursor state; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/540; 0103 physical sciences; Other Chemistry; Catalysis; Pump-probe spectroscopy; Free-electron laser;; Physical Chemistry; Pump-probe spectroscopy; 01 natural sciences; Catalysi; Free-electron laser

The transient dynamics of carbon monoxide (CO) molecules on a Ru(0001) surface following femtosecond optical laser pump excitation has been studied by monitoring changes in the unoccupied electronic structure using an ultrafast X-ray free-electron laser (FEL) probe.