Energy dispersion and relaxation in propynal using laser ir/visible double resonance

The dynamics of energy dispersion in propynal has been studied over the pressure range of 5 to 500 mtorr following excitation by a TEA CO/sub 2/ laser below the dissociation threshold. Wavelength resolved spectra, using the dye laser-induced fluorescence technique, are used to characterize the vibrational levels that are involved in the various energy transfer processes, while time-resolved spectra are used to determine the corresponding rates. The rate constants are extrapolated to zero pressure to obtain the regime of collisionless intramolecular relaxation time. Mechanisms of energy dispersion involving each of the probed vibrational levels (v = 0, ..nu../sub 6/(v = 1), ..nu../sub 9/(v = 1), and ..nu../sub 4/(v = 1)) are discussed