Abstract
Photofragment angle‐velocity distributions are measured in a molecular beam using a new two‐dimensional imaging technique. We report on the detection of weak perpendicular transitions for CH3I Ã state photodissociation at 266 and 304 nm. The ratio of cross sections and the 3Q01Q crossing probability are σ=0.00−0.10 and p=0.22−0.27 at 266 nm and σ=0.20−0.30 and p=0.43−0.48 at 304 nm.