The angular behaviour of electrons inelastically scattered from the shape resonance for CO chemisorbed on Ni(110)

Recent vibrational high resolution electron energy loss experiments (HREELS) have shown evidence for molecular shape resonances in the inelastic scattering of electrons from chemisorbed molecules. Such resonances arise from the capture of the incident electron in a quasibound state of the molecule, leading to the formation of a temporary negative ion. They are manifest as an enhancement in the intensity of a specific vibrational mode at a characteristic incident electron energy. In contrast to gaseous species, the alignment which the surface provides for the chemisorbed species, can be exploited to determine the angular characteristics of the resonant state. In this work, we show evidence for a shape resonance, centred at an incident energy of 18 eV, for CO/Ni(110). The angular dependence of the scattered electron intensity has been measured for the CO stretching vibration. The results are discussed in terms of the spherical harmonic components of the resonant state, modified by vibrational broadening caused by low frequency bending modes associated with the bonding of the CO molecule to the surface.     

双电子复合过程的相对论理论研究 通道的变化特性

双电子复合是一种共振辐射复合过程,在这一过程中,一个具有特定能量的自由电子与电离度为q的离子A~(+q)碰撞,形成有两个电子激发的自电离态n_(?)l_(?)nl,该自电离态进一步发射光子,复合成A~(+(q-1))离子,一系列n(?)l_(?)nl自电离态(n_(?)l_(?)l固定,n从有限到无限变化)形成一个通道,本文在相对论单组态理论基础上,具体探讨了类氦铁离子(3s_(1/2)~nP_(1/2))J=(?)通道中,双电子复合速率随n的变化规律,根据本文得到的规律,可以很方便地计算任意离子的任意一 关键词：     

Theoretical Study on Inner Shell Electron Impact Excitation of Lithium

Cross sections for electron impact excitation of lithium from the ground state 1s^22s to the excited states 1s2s^2, 1s2p^2, 1s2snp （n = 2-5）, 1s2sns （n = 3 5）, 1s2pns （n = 3-5）, and 1s2pnp （n = 3-5） are calculated by using a full relativistic distorted wave method. The latest experimental electron energy loss spectra for inner-shell electron excitations of lithium at a given incident electron energy of 2500 eV [Chin. Phys. Lett. 25 （2008）3649] have been reproduced by the present theoretical investigation excellently. At the same time, the structures of electron energy loss spectra of lithium at low incident electron energy are also predicted theoretically, it is found that the electron energy loss spectra in the energy region of 55-57eV show two-peak structures.     

VO_2薄膜Vis-NIR及NIR-MIR椭圆偏振光谱分析

采用射频磁控溅射在石英玻璃基底上反应溅射制备单斜相(M相)VO_2薄膜.利用V-VASE和IR-VASE椭圆偏振仪及变温附件分别在0.5—3.5 eV(350—2500 nm)和0.083—0.87 eV(1400—15000 nm)入射光能量范围内对相变前后的VO_2薄膜进行光谱测试,运用逐点拟合的方式,并通过薄膜的吸收峰的特征,在0.5—3.5 eV范围内添加3个Lorentz谐振子色散模型和0.083—0.87 eV范围内添加4个Gaussion振子模型对低温态半导体态的薄膜椭偏参数进行拟合,再对高温金属态的薄膜添加7个Lorentz谐振子色散模型对进行椭偏参数的拟合,得到了较为理想的拟合结果.结果发现:半导体态的VO_2薄膜的折射率在近红外-中红外基本保持在最大值3.27不变,且消光系数k在此波段接近于零,这是由于半导体态薄膜在可见光-近红外光范围内的吸收主要是自由载流子吸收,而半导体态薄膜的d//轨道内的电子态密度较小.高温金属态的VO_2薄膜的折射率n在近红外-中红外波段具有明显的增大趋势,且在入射光能量为0.45 eV时大于半导体态的折射率;消光系数k在近红外波段迅速增大,原因是在0.5—1.62 eV范围内,能带内的自由载流子浓度增加及电子在V_(3d)能带内发生带内的跃迁吸收,使k值迅速增加;当能量小于0.5 eV时k值变化平缓,是由于薄膜内自由载流子浓度和电子跃迁率趋于稳定所致.     

Near-threshold electron impact excitation of ultraviolet-emitting levels of helium atoms

The excitation by electron impact of levels of helium atoms that decay by emission of ultraviolet light has been studied as a function of incident energy up to approximately the first ionization energy. The width (FWHM) of the energy spread of the incident beam was less than 30 meV. A crossed-beam interaction region was used and UV photons emitted approximately normally to the electron and gas beam directions were detected by a channel electron multiplier. Precautions were taken to avoid detection of scattered electrons and metastable atoms by the photon detector. The onset position of the lowest excited level was used in calibrating the incident energy scale. The energies of resonance structures in the cross-sections could therefore be obtained and are compared with the results of experiments detecting other products of the interaction.     

Hyperfine structure of highly charged 23892U ions with rotationally excited nuclei

The hyperfine structure (hfs) of electron levels of 23892U ions with the nucleus excited in the low-lying rotational 2(+) state with an energy E(2(+)) = 44.91 keV is investigated. In hydrogenlike uranium, the hfs splitting for the 1s(1/2) ground state of the electron constitutes 1.8 eV. The hyperfine-quenched (hfq) lifetime of the 1s2p 3P0 state has been calculated for heliumlike 23892U and was found to be 2 orders of magnitude smaller than for the ion with the nucleus in the ground state. The possibility of a precise determination of the nuclear g(r) factor for the rotational 2(+) state by measurements of the hfq lifetime is discussed.     

Ion-induced secondary electron and negative ion emission from Mo/O

Absolute yields of secondary electrons and negative ions resulting from collisions of Na⁺ with Mo(100) and a polycrystalline molybdenum surface have been measured as a function of the oxygen coverage of the surface for impact energies below 500 eV. The sputtered negative ions have been identified with mass spectroscopy, and O⁻ is found to be the dominant sputtered negative ion for the surfaces at all oxygen coverages and impact energies. Both the electron and O⁻ yields have an impact energy threshold at about 50 eV and exhibit a strong dependence on oxygen coverage. The kinetic energy distributions of the secondary electrons and sputtered O⁻ were determined as functions of the oxygen coverage and impact energy. The distributions for O⁻ are characterized by a narrow low-energy peak (at 1–2 eV) followed by a low-level high-energy tail. The secondary electrons have a narrow (FWHM 1–2 eV) kinetic energy distribution, centered approximately at 1–2 eV. The shapes of the distributions and their most probable energies are essentially invariant with impact energy, oxygen coverage and the nature of the Mo surface. The emission is explained and analyzed in terms of a simple model which involves a collision-induced electronic excitation of the MoO⁻ surface state. The decay of this excited state leads to the production of both secondary electrons and O⁻ with energy distributions and yields comparable to those observed.     

电子散射的钠原子受激态取向参数研究

原子碰撞中的取向(orientation)参数的研究为原子碰撞动力学、原子受激态结构提供了丰富的信息.散射靶原子集合可用态多极(state multipole)描述，用它可以表征受激态原子的取向参数.通过取向参数与受激原子态退激的偶极辐射光子的Stokes参数之间的关系，可以进行实验与理论的比较.本文主要研究钠原子受电子散射S→P跃迁中取向参数，根据散射理论的扭曲波近似展开计算得到的散射振幅，带入态多极，然后计算钠原子3P态取向与散射角的关系及不同入射能下受激态取向参数变化特点，并与电子-光子符合散射实验所测数据进行比较.考虑到符合散射实验的测量困难，在误差范围内，理论分析与实验结果符合得比较好. 关键词： 取向参数 态多极 Stokes参数 电子-光子符合测量     

Resonance internal conversion in hydrogen-like ions

The resonance internal conversion effect in hydrogen-like ions is considered. For the M1 transition with an energy of 70.6 keV in ¹⁷¹Yb, the lifetime of this nucleus in the excited state decreases by five orders of magnitude as a result of deexcitation via a new channel—the resonance conversion—provided that the nuclear transition energy is equal to the energy of transition of a single 1s electron to a higher ns state. Observation of the resonance conversion in hydrogen-like ions is a powerful method for investigating their nuclear structure.     

Lifetime of negative molecular ions of tetracene and pentacene with respect to the autodetachment of an electron

The processes of nondissociative resonant attachment and autodetachment of electrons in a number of poly-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules have been investigated by mass spectrometry. Long-lived negative molecular ions of phenanthrene and triphenylene have not been observed. Such ions have been detected for anthracene, pyrene, and benzo[e]pyrene capturing thermal electrons. Negative molecular ions of tetracene and pentacene have also been observed up to 2.5–3 eV. The lifetimes of these ions with respect to the auto-detachment of an electron have been measured throughout the energy range where they are observed. This lifetime for tetracene and pentacene is more than 10 ms, which is two or three orders of magnitude larger than that for remaining compounds. Correlation between the lifetime of ions and the electron affinity of the molecules has been revealed.     

Correlation between biological activity and energies of electronic transitions in benzodiazepines. Negative ion mass spectrometry and ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy study of some derivatives

A correlation between the energies of electronic singlet transitions in benzodiazepines and their biological activity, which was revealed earlier by means of negative ion mass spectrometry with resonance electron capture, has been verified with a UV absorption spectroscopy investigation. Also, it has been noted that the energies of electronic singlet transitions in benzodiazepines are close in value to the ionization energies of atoms Cs, Rb, K, Na, Li and Tl, the cations of which are known to play an important role in nerve cell excitation processes. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ultrafast hot-electron dynamics observed in Pt( -)(3) using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy

Time-resolved two-photon photoelectron spectra have been measured for free Pt( -)(3) using femtosecond pulses of 1.5 eV photon energy in a pump-probe configuration. The time-dependent photoelectron distribution reveals a lifetime of optically excited states of less than 70 fs. Such an unexpected fast electron relaxation in Pt( -)(3) suggests the existence of inelastic electron-electron scattering processes in a triatomic cluster which result in a lifetime similar to those of bulk metals.     

Photoelectron imaging of helium droplets

The photoionization and photoelectron spectroscopy of He nanodroplets (10(4) atoms) has been studied by photoelectron imaging with photon energies from 22.5-24.5 eV. Total electron yield measurements reveal broad features, whose onset is approximately 1.5 eV below the ionization potential of atomic He. The photoelectron spectra are dominated by very low energy electrons, with less than 0.6 meV. These results are attributed to the formation and autoionization of highly vibrationally excited He(*)(n) Rydberg states within the cluster, followed by strong final state interactions between the photoelectron and the droplet.     

Experimental investigation of electron impact excitation of zinc atoms to the 41P1 state

Polarization analysis version of the electron-photon coincidence technique was applied to completely determine quantum state of zinc atoms excited to the 4¹P₁ state by electron impact. We report first experimental values of Stokes parameters and Electron Impact Coherence Parameters (EICPs) for incident electron energy 80 eV.     

Spectroscopy of image-potential states by two-photon photoemission

Unoccupied electronic states in solids and at solid surfaces are usually studied by inverse photoemission. An alternative method is two-photon photoemission. It is superior in resolution but limited to states of sufficiently long lifetime below the vacuum level. So far this method has mainly been applied to image-potential states on metal surfaces. On Ag(111) and Cu(111) a narrow surface state below the Fermi level serves as the initial state, which results in a pronounced resonance in the two-photon photoemission. Ni(111) shows similar results. In the resonance the image-potential state is so highly populated that electron-electron interaction leads to an Auger-type process. Nevertheless, the system is not so greatly disturbed as to show deviations from the one-photon photoemission results concerning the occupied states. Ag(100) and Cu(100) have a smooth continuum of initial states. Consequently, no resonance occurs. The binding energy does not depend on the material but changes with surface orientation: it is about 0.80 eV at the (111) surfaces and about 0.55 eV at the (100) surfaces. The effective mass is free electron like except on Ag(111), where it is 30% heavier. The lifetime on Ag(100) is about 20 fs. The agreement with theory is excellent in some cases and only fair in others.     

甲醇/TiO2(110)界面激发态的表征

用光电子能谱的方法研究了甲醇/TiO₂(110)界面的电子结构．在激发波长为400 nm的双光子光电子能谱(2PPE)中,探测到了一个末态能量在费米能级以上5.5 eV的共振信号．之前的研究[Chem. Sci. 1, 575 (2010)]表明,这个共振信号与甲醇在5配位的钛离子(Ti_5c)上的光催化解离相关．双光子光电子能谱同时携带初态和中间态的信息．为此设计了一个调谐激发光波长的2PPE实验以及一个单光子光电子能谱(1PPE)和2PPE对比的实验,结果一致表明这个共振信号来自于未占据的中间态,也就是激发态．能带色散关系测量表明这个激发态是局域的．时间分辨2PPE测得这个激发态的寿命是24 fs．     

Measurement of the electron affinity of cerium

The electron affinity of cerium has been measured using laser photodetachment electron spectroscopy. The electron affinity of Ce(1G4) was determined to be 0.955 +/- 0.026 eV. The data also show that Ce- has at least two bound excited states with binding energies of 0.921 +/- 0.025 eV and 0.819 +/- 0.027 eV relative to the (1G4) ground state of the cerium atom. The present experimental measurements are compared to recent calculations of the energy levels of Ce-. Strong disagreement with the most recent theoretical atomic structure calculations highlights the complicated nature of this particular lanthanide.     

Exafs like oscillations in X-ray excited autoionization spectra assisted by compton process

Oscillating features have been observed in the background of the inelastic electrons excited by high energy monochromatic X-ray photons at kinetic energy above the Cr M_2,3VV Auger transition. These structures are absent when X-ray photons of are used. We suggest that these extended features are due to an autoionization process experienced by the 3p core electron assisted by a Compton scattering with the X-ray photons. Through the inelastic Compton process the incoming photons excite the core electrons towards empty states above the Fermi level in a continuous manner up to a maximum energy, which strongly depends on the incident photon energy. These excited states are modulated in energy by the crystalline structure as it has been shown by means of the EXAFS (Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure) spectroscopy. These oscillating structures are compared with those obtained through electron excitation for the same Auger transition in the Extended Fine Auger Structure (EXFAS) spectroscopy.     

线状锗等离子体X射线线谱的时间分辨测量

用自行研制的X射线条纹晶体谱仪首次测量了线状锗等离子体的X射线时间分辨谱。给出了类Ne-锗L线共振线的时间演化过程,并用类Ne-锗L线共振线与其双电子俘获伴线的相对强度比粗估了锗等离子体的电子温度及其随时间的变化,实验给出了X光激光增益区介质的电子温度为400～760eV,同时给出了电子温度保持相对恒定的时间不小于90ps(电子温度变化小于2％)。     

The q-value of 157Tb

Using mass-separated and chemically purified samples, the Q-value of ¹⁵⁷Tb has been remeasured as 62.9 ± 0.7 keV by determining electron capture ratios. The transition probability to the excited state was found to be (1.1 ± 0.1) × 10^?3, with a transition energy of 8.4 ± 0.7 keV for this branch. From the proximity to the 2s binding energy, experiments on the internal bremsstrahlung electron capture seem feasible. The half-life of ¹⁵⁷Tb was remeasured as 99 ± 10 y.