Highly excited molecular iodine inside helium nanodroplets

The dynamics of small molecules and their charged photofragments inside helium (He) nanodroplets following photoexcitation into dissociative states and ionization is a field of particular interest (see e.g. [1] and references therein). These studies aim at facilitating the understanding of charge transfer reactions inside He nanodroplets which are likely to be drastically affected by processes such as redistribution of He solvation shells. Besides, the escape process of both electrons and ions from the droplet is not well understood yet.