Wave packet dynamics of the HgI2 photodissociation reaction in solution

Abstract
Using femtosecond absorption spectroscopy, the photodissociation dynamics of HgI2 in solution were investigated. Upon photolysis, the HgI fragment is formed in a coherent superposition of its vibrational states. Solvent dependence of the wave packet motion is evidenced by the different results for ethanol and DMSO and between solution and gas phase.