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Photodissociation of neutral argon clusters with visible laser light: new experimental evidence

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Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms, Molecules and Clusters

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Recently we have observed [1–4] photodissociation of neutral van der Waals clusters induced by visible laser light using coaxial interaction between the beams. Because of possible artifacts we have repeated here this experiment in a crossed beam configuration. The present results confirm the occurrence of this photodissociation effect. We suggest tentatively that excitation via Raman scattering is the origin of this phenomenon.

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  1. Institut für Ionenphysik, Leopold Franzens Universität, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    G. Walder, F. Howorka, A. Stamatovic, K. Rozsa, R. A. Höpfel & T. D. Märk

  2. Department of Physics/Meteorology, P.O.B. 550, 11001, Beograd, Yugoslavia

    A. Stamatovic

  3. Central Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Science, P.O.B. 49, H-1525, Budapest, Hungary

    K. Rozsa

  4. Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck, Austria

    R. A. Höpfel

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Walder, G., Howorka, F., Stamatovic, A. et al. Photodissociation of neutral argon clusters with visible laser light: new experimental evidence. Z Phys D - Atoms, Molecules and Clusters 13, 179–180 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01398588

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