Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: We have investigated the radiative cooling of initially hot Al − 4 and Al − 5 cluster anions during storage in a cryogenic ion beam trap at an ambient temperature of <15 K. By applying a statistical rate model to the ions' measured delayed detachment rate following excitation with a laser, we have obtained their vibrational temperature as a function of cooling time. The temperature curves for Al − 4 suggest that the vibrational cooling slows down considerably once the ion reaches approximately room temperature. This suggests the participation of transitions from recently found low-lying electronic states of the anion in the cooling process, prior to reaching approximately room temperature. The experimental results for Al − 5 suggest slightly slower radiative cooling than for Al − 4 .
Source: New Journal of Physics
Language: French
Topic: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,027
OpenAlex ID: W1966520404