Showing papers by "Lutz Schweikhard published in 1997"

Time resolved photofragmentation of Au n + and Ag n + clusters (n = 9, 21)

Abstract: Gold and silver cluster ions were produced by laser vaporization and stored in a Penning trap. After mass selection the cluster sizes of interest were illuminated by a laser pulse and electronically excited. Photoabsorption cross sections and fragmentation patterns were measured for photon energies of 2.3 eV to 5.2 eV. Unimolecular dissociation was observed time resolved on a microsecond to millisecond scale. Dissociation energies were deduced from the measured life times.

Low-energy decay pathways of doubly charged charged silver clusters Ag n 2+ n = 9–24)

Abstract: The low-energy dissociation channels of mass selected silver cluster ions Ag n 2+ (n = 9–24) are determined by collision induced dissociation (CID) in a Penning trap. While all clusters of the size n ≥ 17 evaporate neutral monomers, most smaller clusters undergo asymmetric fission of the form Ag n 2+ → Ag −3 + + Ag {3} + . However, Ag 15 2+ and Ag 11 2+ emit monomers which indicates shell or odd-even effects. The observed fragmentation pathways are different from previous reports of measurements with sputtered Ag n 2+ .

Collision induced dissociation of doubly charged silver clusters Ag n 2+ , n=21,22,23

Abstract: Doubly charged silver clusters Agn 2+, n=21, 22, 23, are produced by electron bombardment of an Agn + ensemble stored in a Penning trap. After mass selection the clusters are subjected to collision induced dissociation. The fragmentation channels are determined by time-of-flight mass spectrometry after ejection of the resulting ion ensemble from the trap. Monomer evaporation is the only decay path observed.