On-the-fly simulations of transient absorption pump–probe spectra: Combining mapping dynamics with doorway-window protocol

Z Zhaofa Li (School of Chemistry, South China Normal University 1 , Guangzhou 510006,) J Jiawei Peng (SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, School of Environment, South China Normal University 17 , Guangzhou 510006,) Y Yifei Zhu C Chao Xu L Liang Peng M Maxim F. Gelin (School of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University 1 , Hangzhou 310018,) F Feng Long Gu (MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University 2 , Guangzhou 510006,) Z Zhenggang Lan (MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, School of Environment, South China Normal University 3 , Guangzhou 510006,)

Abstract

We have constructed an ab initio protocol for the simulation of transient-absorption (TA) pump–probe (PP) signals of realistic polyatomic systems. The protocol is based on interfacing the doorway-window representation of spectroscopic signals with the on-the-fly mapping Hamiltonian dynamics approach at the symmetrical quasi-classical/Meyer–Miller level. The methodology is applied to the simulation of TA PP signals of two molecular systems, azobenzene and cis-hepta-3,5,7-trieniminium cation. For both molecules, the TA PP spectra were demonstrated to give a direct fingerprint of the excited state wavepacket dynamics and internal conversion, which permits the monitoring of the isomerization pathways en route to the final photoproducts.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 162, Issue 20
Published May 28, 2025
ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

The Journal of Chemical Physics

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0021-9606 Physical Sciences

Authors (8)

Z

Zhaofa Li

School of Chemistry, South China Normal University 1 , Guangzhou 510006,

J

Jiawei Peng

SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, School of Environment, South China Normal University 17 , Guangzhou 510006,

Y

Yifei Zhu

C

Chao Xu

L

Liang Peng

M

Maxim F. Gelin

School of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University 1 , Hangzhou 310018,

F

Feng Long Gu

MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University 2 , Guangzhou 510006,

Z

Zhenggang Lan

MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, School of Environment, South China Normal University 3 , Guangzhou 510006,