Charge separation in core excited argon clusters

Abstract

Charge separation in core excited argon clusters is reported. Neutral argon clusters have been prepared in a supersonic molecular beam. Photoionization with monochromatized synchrotron radiation in the L3/L2 regime (240–260 eV) initiates various single and double ionization processes. The photoion–photoion-coincidence (PIPICO) technique is applied to measure dissociative double ionization processes in core excited argon clusters. Three series of charge separation channels are observed: (i) Ar+/Ar+n, (ii) Ar+2/Ar+n, and (iii) Ar+3/Ar+n. Kinetic energy releases from charge separation reactions as well as the relative intensities of the PIPICO signals are discussed in relation to fragmentation mechanisms, resonant Auger spectra, and properties of cluster dications, such as cluster dication fragmentation energies and charge separation distances.

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