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Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Hydrated Electrons in Liquid Microjets. Daniel M. Neumark , Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, CA 94720; Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720.
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Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Hydrated Electrons in Liquid Microjets Daniel M. Neumark, Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, CA 94720; Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 We aim to provide the “missing link” between experiments on water cluster anions and those on bulk hydrated electrons by measuring directly the vertical binding energy (VBE) of these electrons and their excited state lifetimes. Our preliminary results indicate a VBE of 3.9 eV for the hydrated electron. Hydrated electrons play a fundamental role in many processes in nature. They also contribute to genetic damage. L. Ma, K. Majer, F. Chirot, and B. v. Issendorff, J. Chem. Phys. 131, 144303 (2009)