Abstract
We model recent experimental wavelength dependent Three Pulse Photon Echo Peak Shift (WD-3PEPS) and Transient Grating (WD-TG) signals considering both solvation dynamics and vibrational contributions. We present numerical simulations of WD-3PEPS and WD-TG signals of two probe molecules: Nile Blue and N,N-bisdimethylphenyl-2,4,6,8-perylenetetracarbonyl diamide to investigate the influence of intramolecular vibrations in the signals. By varying the excitation wavelength, we show that the different initial conditions for the vibrational wave packets significantly affect the signals, especially through the contributions associated with high frequency modes, often neglected in experimental analyses. We show that the temporal properties of both WD-TG and WD-3PEPS signals display sensitivities to both the excitation wavelength and the vibronic structure of the specific probe molecule used. Several mechanisms for generating vibronic modulations in the signals are discussed and their effects on the signals are described. Quantitative agreement between experiment and simulated signals requires accurate characterization of the laser pulses, specifically the magnitude and sign of chirp has a significant effect on the initial temporal properties of the signals. We provide a description of the experimental considerations required for accurate determination of molecular dynamics from 3PEPS and TG experiments and conclude with a brief discussion of the implications of our results for previous analyses of such experiments.
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