000599195 001__ 599195 000599195 005__ 20250715173007.0 000599195 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1126/sciadv.adg7864 000599195 0247_ $$2datacite_doi$$a10.3204/PUBDB-2023-07219 000599195 0247_ $$2altmetric$$aaltmetric:151303822 000599195 0247_ $$2pmid$$a37436977 000599195 0247_ $$2WOS$$aWOS:001033220400010 000599195 0247_ $$2openalex$$aopenalex:W4383988557 000599195 037__ $$aPUBDB-2023-07219 000599195 041__ $$aEnglish 000599195 082__ $$a500 000599195 1001_ $$0P:(DE-H253)PIP1013918$$aSchnorr, Kirsten$$b0$$eCorresponding author 000599195 245__ $$aDirect tracking of ultrafast proton transfer in water dimers 000599195 260__ $$aWashington, DC [u.a.]$$bAssoc.$$c2023 000599195 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aarticle 000599195 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Journal article 000599195 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)16$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aJournal Article$$bjournal$$mjournal$$s1701176419_2750835 000599195 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aARTICLE 000599195 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aJOURNAL_ARTICLE 000599195 3367_ $$00$$2EndNote$$aJournal Article 000599195 520__ $$aUpon ionization, water forms a highly acidic radical cation H$_2$O$^+$· that undergoes ultrafast proton transfer (PT)—a pivotal step in water radiation chemistry, initiating the production of reactive H$_3$O$^+$, OH radicals, and a (hydrated) electron. Until recently, the time scales, mechanisms, and state-dependent reactivity of ultrafast PT could not be directly traced. Here, we investigate PT in water dimers using time-resolved ion coincidence spectroscopy applying a free-electron laser. An extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pump photon initiates PT, and only dimers that have undergone PT at the instance of the ionizing XUV probe photon result in distinct H$_3$O$^+$ + OH$^+$ pairs. By tracking the delay-dependent yield and kinetic energy release of these ion pairs, we measure a PT time of (55 ± 20) femtoseconds and image the geometrical rearrangement of the dimer cations during and after PT. 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