ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
PACS: 36.40.Qv
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract. The interaction of large ammonia clusters in the size range from n=20 to 2000 with photons and electrons are investigated in a reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The clusters are generated in adiabatic expansions through conical nozzles. The clusters are detected by (1+1) resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization via the a state at 193 nm or electron impact ionization. By varying the power density of the laser between 20 and 1000 kW cm-2 and the electron energy between 50 and 1000 eV, the clusters were largely fragmented. The operating mechanisms were identified as those responsible for the electronic sputtering of solid matter. The yields, however, were orders of magnitude larger than those for the solid. This result is a consequence of the finite dimensions of the cluster which cannot accommodate the energy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003399900390
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