Lyman-α, Lyman-α coincidence detection in the photodissociation of doubly excited molecular hydrogen into two H(2p) atoms

Photodissociation processes of the doubly excited states of H2 into H(2p)+H(2p) have been studied using a coincidence detection of two Lyman-α photons. Coincidence spectra have been measured in the energy region of 29.0–36.0 eV. The intensity of the observed coincidence peak corresponding to two Lyman-α photons increases with increasing energy from its threshold which is about 29 eV. The main precursor of the two H(2p) atoms is assigned to the doubly excited Q2 1Πu state.