Multiphoton dissociation in NO2 at 532 nm and the generation of vibrationally excited O2 and NO

Abstract
The 532 nm multiphoton dissociation of NO2 has been investigated, following the work of Matsumi et al. [Laser Chem. 1, 113 (1983)], which demonstrated that highly vibrationally excited O2 (v≤25) is a product. We have shown that O2(v) is generated in a secondary reaction, possibly through the interaction between primary O(1S) and the parent molecule. Competitive quenching experiments with N2 indicate that O(1D) is not involved in O2(v=24) production. Primary NO(v) has been detected by one‐ and two‐photon excitation, with v≤7. Its source is probably 532 nm two‐photon dissociation of NO2. The generation of O(1S) requires absorption of four 532 nm photons by NO2.