Isotope effects in the metastable decay of Ne-2(+)
Abstract
Neon dimer ions undergo spontaneous dissociation (metastable decay) several microseconds after formation by electron impact ionization of neon clusters. In this contribution we compare the kinetic energy release distribution (KERD) of the previously reported isotopomer Ne-20(2)+ with that of Ne-22(2)+. The heavy isotopomer shows the same two components in the KERD as the lighter ones. However, the high-energy component that is due to electronic pre-dissociation is reduced in intensity. The decrease is attributed to a reduced predissociation rate from the II(1/2u) state into I(3/2u).
Department
Physics
Publication Date
7-1-2007
Journal Title
European Physical Journal D
Publisher
SPRINGER
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1140/epjd/e2007-00105-x
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Gluch, K.; Fedor, J.; Parajuli, R.; Echt, Olof E.; Matt-Leubner, S.; Scheier, P.; and Maerk, T. D., "Isotope effects in the metastable decay of Ne-2(+)" (2007). European Physical Journal D. 48.
https://scholars.unh.edu/physics_facpub/48
Rights
© EDP Sciences, Societ`a Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag 2007