Abstract

A resonant system consisting of an excess electron and a closed-shell atom or molecule, as a temporary negative ion, is usually in doublet-spin states that are analogous to bright states of photoexcitation of the neutral. However, anionic higher-spin states, noted as dark states, are scarcely accessed. Here, we report the dissociation dynamics of CO- in dark quartet resonant states that are formed by electron attachments to electronically excited CO (a3Π). Among the dissociations to O-(2P) + C(3P), O-(2P) + C(1D), and O-(2P) + C(1S), the latter two are spin-forbidden in the quartet-spin resonant states of CO-, while the first process is preferred in 4Σ- and 4Π states. The present finding sheds new light on anionic dark states.

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