Anion emission from water molecules colliding with positive ions: Identification of binary and many-body processes

作者:Chesnel J Y*; Juhasz Z; Lattouf E; Tanis J A; Huber B A; Bene E; Kovacs S T S; Herczku P; Mery A; Poully J C; Rangama J; Sulik B
来源:Physical Review A, 2015, 91(6): 060701.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.91.060701

摘要

It is shown that negative ions are ejected from gas-phase water molecules when bombarded with positive ions at keV energies typical of solar-wind velocities. This finding is relevant for studies of planetary and cometary atmospheres, as well as for radiolysis and radiobiology. Emission of both H- and heavier (O- and OH-) anions, with a larger yield for H-, was observed in 6.6-keV(16)O(+) + H2O collisions. The experimental setup allowed separate identification of anions formed in collisions with many-body dynamics from those created in hard, binary collisions. Most of the anions are emitted with low kinetic energy due to many-body processes. Model calculations show that both nucleus-nucleus interactions and electronic excitations contribute to the observed large anion emission yield.

  • 出版日期2015-6-29
  • 单位中国地震局