Experimental preparation of the initial state of Xe+-N laser-induced collisional charge transfer system: Multi-photon resonant ionization of xenon

A novel one-color Xe⁺-N laser induced collisional charge transfer system is proposed, and preparation of the initial state of the system, i.e., Xe⁺ is experimentally implemented through resonance enhanced multi-photon ionization (REMPI) by ～440 nm dye laser. The REMPI of Xe is experimentally investigated through time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry and the intensity dependence of Xe⁺ is obtained, aiming at the preparation of Xe⁺. The resonant ionization spectra of Xe at ～440 nm under several different conditions are measured, showing the impacts of mode purification and source pressure on the resonant ionization spectrum. The results indicate the feasibility of preparing the initial state of the Xe⁺-N system by ～440 nm multi-photon resonant ionization, which prepares for a further experiment of laser-induced collisional charge transfer.     

Characterization of collisionally pumped optical-field-ionization soft X-ray lasers

We give an overview of recent experimental results on optical-field-ionization collisional soft X-ray lasers developed at LOA. By focusing a 30-fs, circularly polarized Ti-sapphire laser pulse at an intensity of up to 8×10¹⁷ Wcm^-2 into a low-density gas cell containing Xe or Kr, we produced a few mm long plasma column for soft X-ray amplifier. Saturated amplification has been achieved on the 4d⁹5d(¹S₀)–4d⁹5p(¹P₁) transition at 41.8 nm in Xe⁸⁺, and on the 3d⁹4d(¹S₀)–3d⁹4p(¹P₁) transition in Kr⁸⁺ at 32.8 nm. Under optimum pumping conditions the Xe⁸⁺ laser provides about (5±2)×10⁹ photons per pulse whilst the Kr⁸⁺ laser delivers up to (2.5±1)×10⁹ photons per shot. The repetition rate of these soft X-ray lasers is 10 Hz. The beam wavefront of the Xe⁸⁺ laser has been measured by a Shack–Hartmann soft X-ray wavefront sensor, and the pulse duration by a cross-correlation technique. PACS 42.55.Vc; 32.30.Rj; 52.50.Jm     

Multiphoton mass spectra of Xe2 molecules in the range of excited Xe*(6p, 5d) atoms

The (2 + 1) photoionization mass spectra of Xe₂ molecules are studied in a supersonic jet upon excitation by laser radiation in the energy range 80321.3–77821 cm^?1, corresponding to the dissociation of the Xe₂ molecule into atoms Xe(¹ S ₀) + Xe*(6p, 5d). Several vibrational progressions are observed, which are attributed to two-photon transitions of Xe₂ from the ground state to the excited states of the O ⁺ _g, 1_g, and 2_g symmetries. Based on the analysis of these progressions, the molecular constants of a number of excited states of Xe₂ are estimated.     

重离子轰击Ta靶引起的多电离效应

在兰州重离子加速器国家实验室分别测量了H⁺, He²⁺, Ar¹¹⁺和Xe²⁰⁺离子轰击Ta表面过程中辐射的X射线谱, 并得到了Ta特征X射线谱中M_γ (M₃N₅)和N_αβ (M_4,5N_6,7)线的强度, 即I_γ和I_αβ. 分析结果表明, 强度比值I_γ/I_αβ 随着入射离子原子序数的增加而显著增加, 这是由于碰撞过程中Ta原子的多电离效应使M₃支壳层的荧光产额ω₃产生了显著增强.     

Excitation-autoionization cross sections and rate coefficients for Ga-like ions

Detailed level-by-level calculations of cross sections and rate coefficients for electron impact direct and indirect ionization of ions belonging to the GaI isoelectronic sequence (ground 3d ¹⁰4s ²4p) have been performed. The cross sections are presented in the energy range near the threshold for the five ions Kr⁵⁺, Mo¹¹⁺, Xe²³⁺, Pr²⁸⁺ and Dy³⁵⁺. The rate coefficients are given for ions from Kr⁵⁺ to U⁶¹⁺ in the GaI sequence at seven electron temperatures (kT _e = 0.1E _I , 0.3E _I , 0.5E _I , 0.7E _I ,E _I , 2E _I and 10E _I , where E _I is the first ionization energy). The calculations include the contribution of direct ionization (DI) calculated using the Lotz formula approximation and the contributions of excitation-autoionization (EA) computed in the framework of the distorted wave (DW) approximation for the 4s-nl, 3d-nl and 3p-nl resonant inner-shell excitations. The ionization enhancement due to the EA channels is presented as a function of Z along the GaI isoelectronic sequence. The present results show the great importance of the EA processes; an ionization enhancement factor of up to 10 is predicted for instance for La²⁶⁺ (Z = 57) at electron temperature of coronal equilibrium maximum abundance.     

Study of the lowest electronic states of Xe2, XeKr, and XeAr molecules by the method of multiphoton resonance ionization

The spectra of Xe₂, XeKr, and XeAr molecules in the range 66 500–68 800 cm^?1 are obtained by the methods of (2 + n) and (3 + n) (n = 1, 2, 3) resonance multiphoton ionization during the registration of molecular and atomic ions. The combining of two-and three-photon resonance excitations of Xe₂ molecules makes it possible to obtain the spectra caused by transitions from the ground state X0 _g ⁺ to the excited states of Xe*6s[3/2] _1,2 ^o Xe¹ S ₀ molecules both of the even (0 _g ⁺ , 1 _g ) and of the odd (B0 _u ⁺ , B′1 _u , 2 _u ) symmetries. The data on the Ω = 2 _u state of the Xe₂ molecule with the dissociation limit Xe*6s[3/2] ₂ ^o + Xe¹ S ₀ and on the Ω = 1 state of the XeAr molecule with the dissociation limit Xe*6s[3/2] ₁ ^o + Ar¹ S ₀ are obtained for the first time. The potential curve of the excited 2 _u state of the Xe*6s[3/2] ₂ ^o Xe¹ S ₀ molecule is repulsive and intersects the potential curve of the B0 _u ⁺ state of the Xe*6s[3/2] ₁ ^o Xe¹ S ₀ molecule. In the case of the three-photon excitation, it is observed that all the bands in the spectra of XeKr and XeAr molecules are broadened and are shifted, which indicates that, in an intense light field, the influence of the dynamic Stark effect is significant.     

N2O+离子A2Σ+电子态高振动能级的转动结构分析

利用一束波长为36055nm的激光,通过(3+1)共振多光子电离方法制备纯净的且处于X²Π_1/2,3/2(000)态的N₂O⁺离子,用另一束激光激发所制备的离子到第一电子激发态A²Σ⁺的不同振动能级,然后解离,通过检测解离碎片NO⁺强度随光解光波长的变化,得到了转动分辨的N₂ 关键词： 2O⁺离子A²Σ⁺电子态')" href="#">N₂O⁺离子A²Σ⁺电子态 共振增强多光子电离 光解碎片激发光谱 光谱常数     

Formation of the XeI excimer sustained by dielectric barrier discharge in Xe／I2 at low pressure

Dielectric barrier discharge is used to study the mechanism of XeI excimer formation in the mixture of Xe and I₂ at low pressures (<1330 Pa). Fluorescence emission in the spectral region of 200－260 nm is examined. We report on the characteristics of the 253 nm emission intensity which varied with different total pressure. The results indicate that under the present experimental conditions, electron impact is the major reaction producing the excimer XeI(B), interpreted as Xe⁺+I₂^-→XeI(B)+ I^*, then radiating 253 nm fluorescence from transition B→X. The 253 nm emission increases with the total gas pressure up to a maximum value at a pressure of about 540 Pa, then decreases as the gas pressure is further increased. The 206 nm emission is determined by I^* from ionic recombination between Xe⁺ and I₂^-. This result differs from previous works under other experimental conditions.     

The study of ungerade electronic states of the Xe2 molecules in the region of Xe*(5p 56p, 5d, 7s, 6d) by the resonance multiphoton ionization method

Electronic spectra of the Xe2 molecules in the energy range of 77700?C89300 cm^?1 are recorded. The method of resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization of molecules in a supersonic molecular beam was used, in which excitation of the molecules by three photons was followed by ionization caused by a fourth photon (the (3+1) REMPI method). Analysis of the vibrational structure of observed systems of bands yielded information about the dissociation energy and the molecular constants for ungerade states of molecules. On the basis of the Franck-Condon principle, the equilibrium distances for potential curves were estimated from the relative intensities in vibrational progressions. Data on 16 new electronic states of diatomic xenon molecules with the dissociation limits Xe ₂ ^* ?? XE(5p ^{6 1} S ₀) + Xe*(5p ⁵6p,5d, 7s, 7p) were obtained.     

Ellipticity-dependent of multiple ionisation methyl iodide cluster using 532 nm nanosecond laser

The dependence of multiply charged ions on laser ellipticity in methyl iodide clusters with 532 nm nanosecond laser was measured using a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The intensities of multiply charged ions I^q+(q = 2–4) with circularly polarised laser pulse were clearly higher than those with linearly polarised laser pulse but the intensity of single charged ions I⁺ was inverse. And the dependences of ions on the optical polarisation state were investigated and a flower petal and square distribution for single charged ions (I⁺, C⁺) and multiply charged ions (I²⁺, I³⁺, I⁴⁺, C²⁺) were observed, respectively. A theoretical calculation was also proposed to simulate the distributions of ions and theoretical results fitted well with the experimental ones. It indicated that the high multiphoton ionisation probability in the initial stage would result in the disintegration of big clusters into small ones and suppress the production of multiply charged ions.     

甲醛的态选择性多光子电离研究

我们在XeCl准分子激光多光子电离甲醛分子的研究中,获得了甲醛经过2+1和2+2光子共振激发过程而产生的母体离子和高能离解通道的离子CO⁺。在电子轰击和单光子电离中占优势的低能阈离解通道离子HCO⁺,由于态选择性激发的结果而未出现。 关键词：     

Dissociative multiple photoionization of Br2, IBr,and I2 in the VUV and X-ray regions: a comparative study of the inner-shell processes involving Br(3d,3p,3s) and I(4d,4p,4s,3d,3p)

Dissociative multiple photoionization of the bromine, the iodine monobromide, and the iodine molecules in the Br(3d,3p,3s) and I(4d,4p,4s,3d,3p) inner-shell regions has been studied by using time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry coupled to synchrotron radiation in the ranges of 90∼978 eV for Br₂, 60∼133 eV for IBr, and 86∼998 eV for I₂. Total photoion and photoion–photoion coincidence (PIPICO) yields have been recorded as functions of the photon energy. Here, giant shape resonances have been observed beyond the thresholds of the inner-shells owing to the Br(3d¹⁰)→Br(3d⁹ϵf), I(4d¹⁰)→I(4d⁹ϵf), and I(3d¹⁰)→I(3d⁹ϵf) transitions. The dissociation processes of the multiply charged parent ions have also been evaluated from variations of photoelectron–photoion coincidence (PEPICO) and PIPICO spectra with the photon energy. From each Br(3p_3/2) (189.9 eV) and I(4p_3/2) threshold (129.9 eV), quintuple ionization of the molecules begins to play important roles in the photoionization, subsequently yielding ion pairs of X³⁺–X²⁺ (X=Br, I). From the I(3d_5/2) threshold (627.3 eV), loss of six electrons from iodine molecule additionally begins to play a minor role in the multiple photoionization, giving rise to the formation of ion pairs of either I³⁺–I³⁺ or I⁴⁺–I²⁺. A direct comparison of the strengths and the ranges of the I(4d) and Br(3d) giant resonances was successfully made from dissociative photoionization of IBr. Over the entire energy range examined, 60<E<133 eV, biased charge spread relevant to the specific core-hole states of IBr is observed, presumably reflecting the fact that charge localizes mostly in the excited atoms, which can be accounted for mainly by a two step decay via a fast dissociation followed by autoionization upon the VUV absorption.     

Multiphoton ionization of CF<Subscript>3</Subscript>I clusters by ultraviolet laser radiation

The results of the investigation of the multiphoton ionization of (CF₃I) _n clusters by ultraviolet laser radiation are reported. The yields of the I₂⁺ and I⁺ ions, which are the products of the multiphoton ionization, have been measured as functions of the intensity of the ultraviolet radiation at the wavelengths of 308 and 232.5 nm. The degree of multiphoton ionization has been determined and appears to depend on the wavelength of radiation. The velocity distributions of the products have been measured in detail for various wavelengths and various polarizations of radiation. The anisotropy parameters of the velocity distributions of the produced ions and their kinetic energy have been determined. After analysis of the data, a mechanism of the multiphoton ultraviolet ionization of the clusters under investigation has been proposed. This mechanism depends on the used wavelengths.     

Resonant charging of Xe clusters in helium nanodroplets under intense laser fields

We theoretically investigate the impact of multiple plasmon resonances on the charging of Xe clusters embedded in He nanodroplets under intense pump-probe laser excitation (τ = 25 fs, I ₀ = 2.5 × 10¹⁴   W/cm², λ = 800 nm). Our molecular dynamics simulations on Xe₃₀₉He_10 000 and comparison to results for free Xe₃₀₉ give clear evidence for selective resonance heating in the He shell and the Xe cluster, but no corresponding double hump feature in the final Xe charge spectra is found. Though the presence of the He shell substantially increases the maximum charge states, the pump-probe dynamics of the Xe spectra from the embedded system is similar to that of the free species. In strong contrast to that, the predicted electron spectra do show well-separated and pronounced features from highly efficient plasmon assisted electron acceleration for both resonances in the embedded clusters. A detailed analysis of the underlying ionization and recombination dynamics is presented and explains the apparent disaccord between the resonance features in the ion and electron spectra.     

Origin of threshold electrons produced in decay of the Xe 4d−1 np resonance

Coincidence spectra of energetic electrons with threshold electrons were measured following photo-excitation of the Xe 4d_3/2, 5/2 → np resonances, in order to investigate the origin of threshold electrons, and the mechanism leading to formation of the Xe²⁺ 5p⁻² and 5s⁻¹5p⁻¹ final states. A two-step decay process was observed in the production of Xe²⁺ 5p⁻²(¹D) following decay of the 7p resonance, where the intermediate state is Xe^+* 5p⁻²(¹S)8p that autoionizes emitting a pseudo-threshold electron. This process was confirmed in a time-of-flight analysis of the coincidence spectra of the energetic electrons with the threshold photoelectrons. It is suggested that a similar two-step process also contributes to the population of excited Xe²⁺ states and is the main origin for the production of threshold electrons in decay of the 4d⁻¹ np resonances.     

Multiphoton ionization of iodine atoms and CF<Subscript> 3</Subscript>I molecules by XeCl laser radiation

We report about effective ionization of iodine atoms and CF₃I molecules under the action of intense XeCl laser radiation (308 nm). The only ion fragment resulting from the irradiation of the CF₃I molecules is the I⁺ ion. We have studied the influence of the intensity, spectral composition, and polarization of the laser radiation used on the intensity of the ion signal and the shape of its time-of-flight peak. Based on the analysis of the results obtained, we have suggested the mechanism of this effect. The conclusion drawn is that the ionization of the iodine atoms by the ordinary XeCl laser with a nonselective cavity results from a three- (2 + 1)-photon REMPI process. This process is in turn due to the presence of accidental two-photon resonances between various spectral components of the laser radiation and the corresponding intermediate excited states of the iodine atom. The probability of ionization of the atoms from their ground state I(²P_3/2) by the radiation of the ordinary XeCl laser is more than two orders of magnitude higher than the probability of their ionization from the metastable state I^*(²P_1/2). The ionization of the CF₃I molecules by the XeCl laser radiation occurs as a result of a four-photon process involving the preliminary one-photon dissociation of these molecules and the subsequent (2 + 1)-photon REMPI of the resultant neutral iodine atoms.     

超强磁场下非掺杂ZnSe/BeTe Ⅱ型量子阱中激子和带电激子的光学特性

报道了液态氦温度(4.2 K)下非掺杂ZnSe/BeTe Ⅱ型量子结构中ZnSe势阱层内空间直接光致发光(PL)光谱的磁场依赖性(磁场高达53 T).实验结果显示,随着磁场的增加,激子和带电激子的PL强度呈现出相反的振动行为.当激子的PL强度增加时带电激子的PL强度减小,反之,当激子的强度减小时带电激子的强度却增加.并且在整个磁场范围内,这些振动呈现近似等间隔的周期性变化.这个行为被解释为费米能级与朗道能级的周期性共振,这个共振导致了处于费米能级上的二维电子气态密度的周期性调制. 关键词： 光致发光 二维电子气 带电激子 Ⅱ型量子阱     

Energy distribution of photoelectrons generated from highly charged ions in a circularly polarized intense laser field

We observed the energy distribution of the photoelectrons generated from the highly charged ions in the tunneling regime by using a circularly polarized Ti:Sapphire laser (745 nm, 100 fs). The peaks for each successive charge state up to Ar³⁺, Kr⁴⁺, and Xe⁵⁺ were clearly resolved, and the peaks due to higher charge states were flattened in the high-energy region and deviated from those predicted by the quasistatic model. This deviation is explained by pondero-motive acceleration in the strong field gradient. In Xe, Xe⁸⁺ was generated at a peak intensity of 2.0 × 10¹⁶ W/cm².     

Strong Enhancement of Electron–Ion Recombination Owing to Free–Bound and Bound–Bound Resonance Transitions

The effect of free–bound and bound–bound resonance nonadiabatic transitions of an electron on electron–ion recombination rates in the plasma of a Ne/Xe and Ar/Xe inert gas mixture has been studied. A kinetic model of recombination has been proposed including energy relaxation in collisions with electrons, resonant electron capture to Rydberg states through three-body collisions of Xe⁺ ions with Ne or Ar atoms and dissociative recombination of NeXe⁺ or ArXe⁺ ions, and n → n' resonance transitions. It has been shown that effective resonance processes occurring in quasimolecular systems sharply increase both the recombination coefficient and the effect of collisions with neutral particles even at quite high degrees of ionization of the plasma.     

Highly charged ion Coulomb crystallization in mixed strongly coupled plasmas

The investigation of highly charged ion Coulomb crystallization in mixed strongly coupled plasmas is of interest in many areas: white dwarf astrophysical plasmas are believed to have very similar thermodynamic properties, cold highly charged ions can be used as an object for high precision laser spectroscopy of fine and hyperfine transitions in the visible due to the absence of Doppler broadening and, an entirely new area of research is the potential application to highly charged ion based quantum computing schemes. We report the formation of such plasmas in a cryogenic Penning trap. These plasmas consisting of many species including Be⁺ and Xe⁴⁴⁺ or Be⁺ and Xe¹⁵⁺ ions, are formed at a temperature of less than 4 K. The temperatures were obtained by applying a laser based sympathetic cooling scheme. The determination of the temperature and density from the laser resonance width and the fluorescence imaging of the Be⁺ clouds, respectively, yields a Coulomb coupling constant for the centrifugally separated Xe plasma high enough for crystallization. A molecular dynamics code, developed just for this purpose, was run to clarify the understanding of these plasmas and it was possible to show consistency between experiment and simulation. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.