Quantum-state-resolved CO2 scattering dynamics at the gas-liquid interface: Incident collision energy and liquid dependence

Quantum-state-resolved dynamics at the gas-liquid interface are determined by collided supersonically cooled molecular beams of CO2 with freshly liquid surfaces in a vacuum and translational, rotational and vibrational state distributions of both incident and scattered fluxes are measured by high-resolution direct infrared absorption spectroscopy. The major result is the clear presence of nonequilibrium distributions for the scattered CO2 over a wide range of collision energies and gas-liquid surfaces.