We have performed a direct measurement of one of the most fundamental thermochemical values: the bond energy in water. Using a triple-resonance laser excitation scheme, we excite the molecule through a series of vibrational overtone transitions to access directly the onset of the dissociative continuum. The disociation energy obtained from our experiments, , is times more accurate than the currently accepted value and has important implications for other thermochemical quantities linked to the bond energy of water.
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