An ion cooling and state characterization apparatus for studies of molecular ion dissociative interactions

Shihu Deng, C. R. Vane, M. E. Bannister, C. C. Havener, F. W. Meyer, H. F. Krause, R. L. Hettich, D. E. Goeringer, G. J. Van Berkel

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Abstract

An experimental capability is being developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Multi-Charged Ion Research Facility (ORNL MIRF) to enable stored cooling and state characterization of molecular ions of essentially any mass. Ions selected from a variety of available sources are injected from the side into a 1.5 meter long electrostatic mirror trap, where excited internal states are cooled by radiative cooling. An electron beam target located near the middle of the ion-trap region, coupled with neutral fragment imaging detector systems at each end of the trap, permits state-specific studies of electron-molecular ion dissociation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number142010
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume194
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 24 2009
Event26th International Conference on Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions - Kalamazoo, United States
Duration: Jul 22 2009Jul 28 2009

Funding

Research sponsored by the U. S. DOE, OBES, under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC. *Author SD gratefully acknowledges support from the ORNL Postdoctoral Research Associates Program administered jointly by Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education and ORNL.

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