Simulating Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy of Nonadiabatic Molecular Processes: From the Infrared to the X‑ray Regime

Crossings of electronic potential energy surfaces in nuclear configuration space, known as conical intersections, determine the rates and outcomes of a large class of photochemical molecular processes. Much theoretical progress has been made in computing strongly coupled electronic and nuclear motio...

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Published in:Chemical reviews 2017-10, Vol.117 (19), p.12165-12226
Main Authors: Kowalewski, Markus, Fingerhut, Benjamin P, Dorfman, Konstantin E, Bennett, Kochise, Mukamel, Shaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Approximation
Chemistry
Computer simulation
Infrared radiation
Intersections
Mathematical analysis
Molecules
Photochemicals
Potential energy
Probes
Simulation
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
X-rays
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Summary:Crossings of electronic potential energy surfaces in nuclear configuration space, known as conical intersections, determine the rates and outcomes of a large class of photochemical molecular processes. Much theoretical progress has been made in computing strongly coupled electronic and nuclear motions at different levels, but how to incorporate them in different spectroscopic signals and the approximations involved are less established. This will be the focus of the present review. We survey a wide range of time-resolved spectroscopic techniques which span from the infrared to the X-ray regimes and can be used for probing the nonadiabatic dynamics in the vicinity of conical intersections. Transient electronic and vibrational probes and their theoretical signal calculations are classified by their information content. This includes transient vibrational spectroscopic methods (transient infrared and femtosecond off-resonant stimulated Raman), resonant electronic probes (transient absorption and photoelectron spectroscopy), and novel stimulated X-ray Raman techniques. Along with the precise definition of what to calculate for predicting the various signals, we outline a toolbox of protocols for their simulation.
ISSN:0009-2665
1520-6890
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00081