Information theoretic analysis of quantal fluctuations in fluorescence lifetimes

Y. M. Engel, R. D. Levine, J. W. Thoman, J. I. Steinfeld*, R. McKay

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Abstract

Measured fluorescence lifetimes of individual rovibronic levels in SiH21B1,0n0), n = 1-3 and 6-10, vary irregularly from one level to the next. The distribution of these fluctuations about their average value is well fitted by the procedure of maximal entropy without additional constraints. This suggests that the intramolecular evolution at that energy range (ca. 18 000-24 000 cm-1) is chaotic and uniformly samples its available phase space.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5497-5500
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry
Volume92
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988

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