Publications

28. Chemical bond reorganization in intramolecular proton transfer revealed by ultrafast X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Y. Gu, H. Yong, B. Gu and S. Mukamel. PNAS, 121, e2321343121 (2024). 

27. Book Chapter: Time-resolved X-ray Scattering of Excited State Structure and Dynamics

H. Yong, A. Kirrander, and P. M. Weber, in Structural Dynamics with X-ray and Electron Scattering, ed. K. Amini, A. Rouzée, and M. J. J. Vrakking, Royal Society of Chemistry,  vol. 25, ch. 9, 344-373 (2023).

26. Time-resolved enantiomer-exchange probed by using the orbital angular momentum of X-ray light

X. Jiang, Y. Nam, J. R. Rouxel, H. Yong and S. Mukamel. Chem. Sci. 14, 11067-11075 (2023).

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25. Manipulating attosecond charge migration in molecules by optical cavities

Y. Gu, B. Gu, S. Sun, H. Yong, V. Y. Chernyak and S. Mukamel. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 14856-14864 (2023).

24. Ultrafast x-ray probes of elementary molecular events

D. Keefer, S. M. Cavaletto, J. R. Rouxel, M. Garavelli, H. Yong and S. Mukamel. Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 74, 73 (2023).

23. Attosecond monitoring of molecular conical intersections by transient transmission spectroscopy

S. M. Cavaletto, Y. Nam, J. R. Rouxel, D. Keefer, H. Yong and S. Mukamel. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 19, 2327 (2023).

22. Novel ultrafast molecular imaging based on the combination of x-ray and electron diffraction

H. Yong, D. Keefer and S. Mukamel. J. Phys. Chem. A 127, 835-841 (2023).

21. Attosecond charge migration in molecules imaged by combined x-ray and electron diffraction

H. Yong, S. Sun, B. Gu and S. Mukamel. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144, 20710-20716 (2022).

20. Coherent ring-current migration of Mg-phthalocyanine probed by time-resolved x-ray circular dichroism

S. Sun, H. Yong, F. Chen and S. Mukamel. Chem. Sci. 13, 10327 (2022).

19. Direct monitoring of conical intersection passage via electronic coherences in twisted x-ray diffraction

H. Yong, J. R. Rouxel, D. Keefer and S. Mukamel. Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 103001 (2022).

18. Imaging purely-nuclear quantum dynamics in molecules by combined x-ray and electron diffraction

H. Yong, D. Keefer and S. Mukamel. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144, 7796-7804 (2022).

17. Ultrafast conformational dynamics of Rydberg-excited N-methyl piperidine

W. Du, Y. Gao, B. Stankus, X. Xu, H. Yong and P. M. Weber. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 23, 27417 (2021).

16. Ultrafast valence-electron dynamics in oxazole monitored by X-ray diffraction following a stimulated x-ray Raman excitation

H. Yong, S. M. Cavaletto and S. Mukamel. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 9800-9806 (2021).

15. Ultrafast x-ray scattering offers a structural view of excited state charge transfer

H. Yong, X. Xu, J. M. Ruddock, B. Stankus, A. M. Carrascosa, N. Zotev, D. Bellshaw, W. Du, N. Goff, Y. Chang, S. Boutet, S. Carbajo, J. E. Koglin, M. Liang, J. S. Robinson, A. Kirrander, M. P. Minitti and P. M. Weber. PNAS, 118, e2021714118 (2021). 

14. Mapping static core-holes and ring-currents with x-ray scattering

A. M. Carrascosa, M. Yang, H. Yong, L. Ma, A. Kirrander, P. M. Weber and K. Lopata. Faraday Discuss., 228, 60-81 (2021).

13. Strong-field induced fragmentation and isomerization of toluene probed by ultrafast femtosecond electron diffraction and mass spectrometry

Y. Xiong, K. Borne, A. M. Carrascosa, S. K. Saha, K. J. Wilkin, M. Yang, S. Bhattacharyya, K. Chen, W. Du, L. Ma, N. Marshall, J. P. F. Nunes, S. Pathak, Z. Phelps, X. Xu, H. Yong, K. Lopata, P. M. Weber, A. Rudenko, D. Rolles and M. Centurion. Faraday Discuss., 228, 39-59 (2021).

12. Determination of excited state molecular structures from time-resolved gas-phase x-ray scattering

H. Yong, A. M. Carrascosa, L. Ma, B. Stankus, M. P. Minitti, A. Kirrander and P. M. Weber. Faraday Discuss., 228, 104-122 (2021). (Cover; 2021 Royal Society of Chemistry Prizewinners Collection)

11. Advances in ultrafast gas-phase x-ray scattering

B. Stankus, H. Yong, J. Ruddock, L. Ma, A. M. Carrascosa, N. Goff, S. Boutet, X. Xu, N. Zotev, A. Kirrander, M. P. Minitti and P. M. Weber. J. Phys. B, 53, 234004 (2020).

10. Ultrafast x-ray and electron scattering of free molecules: A comparative evaluation

L. Ma, H. Yong, J. D. Geiser, A. M. Carrascosa, N. Goff and P. M. Weber. Struct. Dyn. 7, 034102 (2020)

9. Observation of the molecular response to light upon photoexcitation

H. Yong, N. Zotev, J. M. Ruddock, B. Stankus, M. Simmermacher, A. M. Carrascosa, W. Du, N. Goff, Y. Chang, D. Bellshaw, M. Liang, S. Carbajo, J. E. Koglin, J. S. Robinson, S. Boutet, M. P. Minitti, A. Kirrander and P. M. Weber. Nat. Commun. 11, 2157 (2020). (Top 50 Physics Articles Collection in 2020, featured in Chemistry World, Physics World and C&EN)

8. Scattering off molecules far from equilibrium

H. Yong, J. M. Ruddock, B. Stankus, L. Ma, W. Du, N. Goff, Y. Chang, N. Zotev, D. Bellshaw, S. Boutet, S. Carbajo, J. E. Koglin, M. Liang, J. S. Robinson, A. Kirrander, M. P. Minitti and P. M. Weber. J. Chem. Phys. 151, 084301 (2019). 

7. A deep UV trigger for ground-state ring-opening dynamics of 1,3-cyclohexadiene

J. M. Ruddock, H. Yong, B. Stankus, W. Du, N. Goff, Y. Chang, A. Odate, A. M. Carrascosa, D. Bellshaw, N. Zotev, M. Liang, S. Carbajo, J. Koglin, J. S. Robinson, S. Boutet, A. Kirrander, M. P. Minitti, P. M. Weber. Sci. Adv. 5, eaax6625 (2019).

6. Ultrafast x-ray scattering reveals vibrational coherence following Rydberg excitation

B. Stankus, H. Yong, N. Zotev, J. Ruddock, D. Bellshaw, T. J. Lane, M. Liang, S. Boutet, S. Carbajo, J. S. Robinson, W. Du, N. Goff, Y. Chang, J. E. Koglin, M. P. Minitti, A. Kirrander and P. M. Weber. Nat. Chem. 11, 716 (2019). (Featured in Chem Preview) 

5. The photochemical ring-opening of 1,3-cyclohexadiene imaged by ultrafast electron diffraction

T. J. A. Wolf, D. M. Sanchez, J. Yang, R. M. Parrish, J. P. F. Nunes, M. Centurion, R. Coffee, J. P. Cryan, M. Gühr, K. Hegazy, A. Kirrander, R. K. Li, J. Ruddock, X. Shen, T. Vecchione, S. P. Weathersby, P. M. Weber, K. Wilkin, H. Yong, Q. Zheng, X. J. Wang, M. P. Minitti and T. J. Martínez. Nat. Chem. 11, 504-509 (2019) (Cover) 

4. Ab initio calculation of total scattering from molecules

A. M. Carrascosa, H. Yong, D. L. Crittenden, P. M. Weber and A. Kirrander. J. Chem. Theory Comput 15, 5, 2836-2846 (2019)

3. Simplicity beneath complexity: counting molecular electrons reveals transients and kinetics of photodissociation reactions

J. M. Ruddock, N. Zotev, B. Stankus, H. Yong, D. Bellshaw, S. Boutet, T. J. Lane, M. Liang, S. Carbajo, W. Du, A. Kirrander, M. P. Minitti and P. M. Weber. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 58, 6371-6375 (2019) 

2. Determining orientations of optical transition dipole moments using ultrafast x-ray scattering

H. Yong, N. Zotev, B. Stankus, J. M. Ruddock, D. Bellshaw, S. Boutet, T. J. Lane, M. Liang, S. Carbajo, J. S. Robinson, W. Du, N. Goff, Y. Chang, J. E. Koglin, M. D. J. Waters, T. I. Sølling, M. P. Minitti, A. Kirrander and P. M. Weber. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 6556-6562 (2018)

1. Anion Photoelectron Spectroscopy and CCSD(T) Calculations of the Cl-…N2 Complex

P. D. Watson, H. Yong, K. M. L. Lapere, M. Kettner, A. J. McKinley and D. A. Wild. Chem. Phys. Lett. 654, 119-124 (2016).