Geminate recombination measurements of solvated electron in THF using laser-synchronized picosecond electron pulse

Abstract

We report the first study of picosecond pulse radiolysis of neat tetrahydrofuran (THF) by pulse–probe method. It shows a fast decay of absorbance at 790 nm within 2.5 ns. This decay is assigned to solvated electron. We observe that, at 30 ps the G value of solvated electron in THF is much lower than that of hydrated electron. Our data on solvated electron survival probability are compared with the literature data on the yield measurements with scavenging method.