Abstract
Photo-predissociation of rovibrational levels of SH (A2Σ+, v' = 0-6) is studied using the high-n Rydberg atom time-of-flight technique. Spin-orbit branching fractions of the S(3PJ=2,1,0) products are measured in the product translational energy distributions. The SH A2Σ+v' = 0 state predissociates predominantly via coupling to the 4Σ- repulsive state. As the vibrational level v' increases, predissociation dynamics change drastically, with all three repulsive states (4Σ-, 2Σ-, and 4Π) involved in the dissociation. Nonadiabatic interactions and quantum interferences among these dissociation pathways affect the fine-structure state distributions of the S(3PJ=2,1,0) products.
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