Description:
<jats:p>New double-resonance ionization data are presented on the autoionizing Rydberg states of NH3 excited via selected rotational levels of the C̃′ 1A1(0100) and (0200) states. Extrapolation of the Rydberg series provides a determination of the adiabatic ionization energy of NH3 that is in excellent agreement with that obtained by using zero kinetic energy photoelectron spectroscopy (ZEKE-PES). A comparison is presented between the field-free spectrum obtained by using a time-of-flight mass spectrometer and the 1-Tesla-spectrum obtained by using a magnetic-bottle electron spectrometer. Finally, the rotational and vibrational autoionization mechanisms are discussed.</jats:p>