Two-photon laser-induced fluorescence and “2+1” multiphoton ionization of silicon atoms

Silicon Atoms as Intermediates in the Nonlinear Photochemistry ofSi(CH3)4–nCln(n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) Compounds

“…Three papers over the past decade have reported the REMPI of silicon atoms in the gas phase as an intermediate fragment in photochemical processes. [7][8][9] The first presented the ionization spectra of SiCl, and Si (CH 3 4 in a parallel plate cell. 7 Sharp, atomic-like peaks were observed for both molecules, although a few of the lines in the two spectra did not coincide.…”