纳秒强激光场中苯电离产生高价离子的研究

用25 ns脉冲Nd-YAG 532 nm的激光，在1010～1011 W•cm－2的光场强度下，利用飞行时间质谱对He、 N2、Ar载气条件下苯的激光电离过程进行了研究.发现当利用氩作为载气时，除观察到C2＋、C2H2+、C3H3+、C6H6+离子外，还观察到很强的Cq＋(q=1～3)高价离子.这些离子都有很高的平动能， C2＋的最可几平动能为12.9 eV， C3＋为37.5 eV.通过改变载气种类和压力及在不同光场强度条件下的实验，可以认为这些高价离子来源于含苯团簇的库仑爆炸过程.     

乙腈团簇增强的激光高价电离现象的质谱研究

利用脉宽为25 ns的脉冲Nd：YAG1064 nm激光, 在10¹⁰～10¹¹ W•cm^－２强度下, 用飞行时间质谱对乙腈分子束激光电离过程进行了研究, 发现了高价态的原子离子N^q+(q＝1～5)和C^q+(q＝1～4). 类氦离子N⁵⁺、C⁴⁺的最可几平动能分别高达566 eV和427 eV. 激光延时以及不同束源压力的实验结果表明, 这些高价离子可能来源于乙腈团簇的库仑爆炸过程. 提出一个多光子电离引发, 逆韧致吸收加热- 电子碰撞电离模型来解释高价离子的产生.     

气相过渡金属钽和钇-碳链团簇的质谱研究

Nd:YAG产生的二倍频532nm激光消融金属靶表面,同时含有3%乙炔的氦载气喷向旋转的金属靶,通过等离子体反应形成中性的气相过度金属-碳链团簇分子。经过超声膨胀,由Skimmer形成准直的分子束,进入飞行时间质谱仪的电离区,被193nm的准分子激光电离。实验发现,钽奇数碳链的过渡金属钽团簇离子信号较小,而偶数碳链的团簇离子信号较大。钇碳链观察到了YCm+(m=1～4,6)、Y2Cn+(n=2,4,6)和YCnH2+(n=2～6)的离子信号。     

甲醇团簇的多光子电离质谱及其从头算

用355 nm激光对脉冲分子束超声膨胀冷却的甲醇分子进行多光子电离, 飞行时间质谱仪观测到除甲醇碎片离子外的质子化甲醇团簇(CH3OH)nH+(n=1-16), 且离子的种类及相对强度与激光相对于脉冲分子束的延时无关, 取决于团簇离子内在结构的稳定性. 结合从头算密度泛函理论, 在B3LYP/6-31G(d)基组水平上优化得到了(CH3OH)n和(CH3OH)nH+(n=1-4)的稳定构型. 振动频谱分析显示, 团簇中最强的红外振动模主要来自氢键H伸缩振动的贡献. 团簇电离后发生于团簇内的质子转移反应也可能与激光电离引起的与氢键有关的振动模激发密切相关.     

吡啶团簇的飞秒光电离和从头计算研究

用飞秒激光电离飞行时间质谱研究了吡啶分子团簇在400 nm波长下的多光子光电离,实验观测到一系列的质子化和非质子化团簇离子.结果表明,质子转移也能发生在弱氢键结合的分子间.通过分析离子峰宽和离子信号强度随气源压力的变化,得到质子化团簇离子来源于大团簇离子的碎裂,而非质子化团簇离子是中性团簇直接电离的结果.从头计算结果表明,吡啶团簇是通过弱氢键C-H…N 结合在一起的,并且团簇离子离解倾向于生成质子化产物.     

氨和甲醇团簇中的质子转移反应

应用激光多光子电离质谱和分子束技术研究了氨和甲醇二元团簇,实验观测到两个系列质子化的团簇离子: (CH3OH)nH+和(CH3OH)nNH4+(1≤n≤14 ),其产生是经过二元团簇内的质子转移反应。同时也研究了氘代甲醇CH3OD和氨混合团簇,结果表明OD原子团中的D转移概率比CH3原子团中的质子转移概率大几倍。在HF/STO-3G和MP2/6-31G*　*水平上对氨和甲醇二元团簇进行了计算,结果表明与CH3相比OH中的质子转移更加容易,因为CH3中的质子转移过程要克服高度约120 kJ/mol的能垒。     

激光溅射下原子团簇生长的非平衡动力学(I)

以激光溅射的方式,可以产生不同尺寸与组分的原子团簇.但是对这些团簇的生长过程,却一直缺少比较深入和细致的研究.本文结合激光真空溅射石墨的实验条件,考虑了激光能量、体系膨胀、环境压力、热量辐射等诸多因素,建立了在该条件下碳原子团簇生长的物理模型,得出了相应的动力学方程的数值解.计算结果表明:每个激光脉冲溅射出约8×10-9mol(5×1015个)粒子,它们产生时的初始压力约为2×105Pa.由于扩散等因素,团簇的形成反应在7.85μs后已不可能进行,但是各团簇产物的产率在反应开始后0.4μs左右已达到最大值,在约1.5μs内反应即已基本完成,因为此后原子团簇的尺寸分布不再有显著的差异.     

激光溅射下原子团簇生长的非平衡动力学

以激光溅射的方式,可以产生不同尺寸与组分的原子团簇．但是对这些团簇的生长过程,却一直缺少比较深入和细致的研究．本文结合激光真空溅射石墨的实验条件,考虑了激光能量、体系膨胀、环境压力、热量辐射等诸多因素,建立了在该条件下碳原子团簇生长的物理模型,得出了相应的动力学方程的数值解．计算结果表明：每个激光脉冲溅射出约8×10－9mol（5×1015个）粒子,它们产生时的初始压力约为2×105Pa．由于扩散等因素,团簇的形成反应在785μs后已不可能进行,但是各团簇产物的产率在反应开始后0．4μs左右已达到最大值,在约1．5μs内反应即已基本完成,因为此后原子团簇的尺寸分布不再有显著的差异．     

用超短脉冲激光研究1,3-二氯苯激发态动力学

利用啁啾脉冲放大技术建立了一套掺钛蓝宝石飞秒激光放大系统,该系统输出中心波长808nm,单脉冲能量8mJ,脉冲宽度60fs,脉冲重复频率20Hz.利用飞秒激光泵浦-探测及分子束技术,结合飞行时间质谱,对1,3-二氯苯分子的激发态动力学过程进行了研究,实验中观察到该分子能级间的量子拍频现象,并获得了第一单重激发态寿命及其拍频频率,阐述了飞秒激光场下间位二氯苯分子的电离解离机理.     

氦原子碰撞诱导解离表征原子团簇上小分子的吸附

研究原子团簇上小分子的吸附和反应对认识一些复杂化学过程的微观机理非常重要,为了表征小分子如何吸附在原子团簇上,我们研制了一套氦原子碰撞诱导解离串级飞行时间质谱装置.该装置配有激光溅射团簇源,团簇在快速流动管里与一氧化碳、水等小分子发生反应,产物团簇通过第一级飞行时间质谱选质后与一束氦气(He)发生碰撞,使用第二级飞行时间质谱检测碰撞碎片的分布.结果表明:一些过渡金属氧化物团簇上小分子的弱吸附、强吸附以及氧化性吸附能够通过该实验装置进行表征.     

纳秒激光电离产生Kr17+的研究

Up to Kr17 + multicharged krypton ions have been observed in time-of-flight mass spectrum by a 25 ns Nd-YAG 1. 064 μm laser at laser intensity about 1012 W/ cm2 . Experimental results indicate that the multicharged ions appear only when the laser interacts with the middle part of the pulsed beam,and the intensities of the multicharged ions increase dramatically by increasing the backing pressure of Kr gas,which indicates that the clusters in the beam is essential to the production of multicharged ions. From the experimental results,it is concluded that the cluster is ionized via multiphoton ionization and forms a nanoplasma ball,which can absorb the laser resonantly to further ionize the single charge ion to the high charge state.     

光电子成像方法研究Xe时间分辨多光子电离过程

利用自行研制的离子成像检测器研究了Xe的飞秒时间分辨双色多光子电离过程.Xe的408nm多光子电离对比实验结果表明,该离子成像检测器与相应的进口产品具有相近的光电子能量分辨率.在272nm飞秒激光作用下,3光子电离产生能量为1.57和0.26eV的光电子,分别对应于Xe+的两个自旋态;在408nm飞秒激光作用下,还观察到第一级阈上电离产生的光电子.在双色飞秒时间分辨实验中,随着两束光相对时间的改变,光电子能谱出现了一系列的变化;随着两束光时间重合程度的增加,由双色多光子电离(3+1'或4'+1)产生的光电子信号逐渐加强;在第二束光的作用下,由第一束单色光产生的光电子出现能量红移,第二束光同时也导致中间态布居数减少.这种光电子能谱的红移现象反映了原子体系中激光场诱导有质动力势的时间分辨动态调制过程.     

Coulomb explosion of nitrogen and oxygen molecules through non-Coulombic states

We have systematically studied Coulomb explosion of nitrogen and oxygen molecules in intense 8 and 24 fs laser pulses. In the experiment, we explicitly separated all explosion pathways through coincident measurements. The high resolution kinetic energy releases (KERs) and the exotic angular distributions of atomic ions provide direct evidence that Coulomb explosion occurs through non-Coulombic states. In the theory, we calculated dissociation potential energy curves (PECs) of nitrogen and oxygen molecules and their multicharged molecular ions using multiconfiguration second-order perturbation theory. The results indicate that Coulomb potentials are close to the accurate PECs of multicharged molecular ions only when the internuclear distance is larger than 3 ?. In comparison with the experimental observations and the theoretical calculations, we determined the internuclear distance when Coulombic explosion occurs. It is near the equilibrium distance of the neutral molecules in the case of 8 fs laser pulses and expands gradually with the increase of the charge state of the molecular ions in the case of 24 fs laser pulses.     

纳秒强激光电离苯产生高价碳离子的波长效应

The photoionization of seeded benzene beam by 25 ns laser pulse at wavelengths of 266,355 and 1064 nm has been studied by the time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The observed mass spectra at 266 nm and 355 nm at intensities of 1010-1011 W/cm2 indicate a multiphoton ionization and dissociation（MPID）process,in which C+,C2Hx+,C3Hx+,C4Hx+ and C6H6+ are main products. While at 1064 nm laser of similar intensities,the domain ion is C4+ which is produced from Coulomb explosion. The longer wavelength facilities the energy absorption rate during inverse bremsstrahlung,which leads to the resulting wavelength dependence of the multicharged atomic ions.     

Fe+ chemical ionization of peptides

Laser-desorbed peptide neutral molecules were allowed to react with Fe⁺ in a Fourier transform mass spectrometer, using the technique of laser desorption/chemical ionization. The Fe⁺ ions are formed by laser ablation of a steel target, as well as by dissociative charge-exchange ionization of ferrocene with Ne⁺. Prior to reaction with laser-desorbed peptide molecules, Fe⁺ ions undergo 20–100 thermalizin collisions with xenon to reduce the population of excited-state metal ion species. The Fe⁺ ions that have not experienced thermalizing collisions undergo charge exchange with peptide molecules. Iron ions that undergo thermalizing collisions before they are allowed to react with peptides are found to undergo charge exchange and to form adduct species [M + Fe⁺] and fragment ions that result from the loss of small, stable molecules, such as H₂O, CO, and CO₂, from the metal ion-peptide complex.     

Metal‐Xenon Complexes

Long after the first isolation of a xenon compound in 1962 the first compounds with metal‐xenon bonds are prepared. The metal atoms are so far Au and Hg. The most stable metal xenon compounds decompose under loss of xenon slightly above room temperature. They can only exist if solvents and counter ions are weaker bases than atomic xenon. Solvents and counter ions used so far are HF, (SbF₆)^—, and (Sb₂F₁₁)^—.     

Energy characteristics and deposition rates of metals from vacuum laser plasma on dielectric substrates

The effect of the energy flux density of a pulsed Kr-F laser on the processes of generation of the laser plasma of tin, palladium and platinum and on the deposition rates of metal films on dielectric substrates in laser ablation have been studied. The use of the differential scheme of probing a laser plasma with Faraday cups and time-of-flight mass spectrometry has made it possible to distinguish, in plasma ion signals, the ranges of singly charged and multicharged ions, which differ in kinetic energy. The film deposition rate depends on both the laser energy flux density and the degree of ionization of the laser plasma.     

Photoinduced dissociation of electrospray-generated ions in an ion trap/time-of-flight mass spectrometer using a pulsed CO2 laser

An ion trap/time-of-flight (IT/TOF) mass spectrometer was developed and applied to infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) studies of ions generated by electrospray ionization. A pulsed 10.6- micro m laser beam from a CO(2) laser was used for excitation of trapped ions. Results from IRMPD of peptide ions show that this method provides useful information related to the amino acid sequence of analyzed peptides. Comparative studies show that IRMPD spectra are similar to those obtained using a 266-nm UV laser beam for excitation. However, in contrast to multiple-pulse excitation required at 266 nm, the energy of a single laser pulse in IRMPD is sufficient to induce dissociation of peptide ions. The laser power is practically an exclusive parameter that must be controlled in order to obtain IRMPD spectra that will provide the optimal structural information. It is further demonstrated that the IRMPD IT/TOF technique has the potential to probe the structural features of larger ions that cannot be readily fragmented by collision-induced dissociation (CID). A multiply charged ion of equine cytochrome c is successfully fragmented in a single laser pulse experiment. The IRMPD IT/TOF technique is also shown to be a promising tool for studying dissociation kinetics of peptide and protein ions. Unlike other methods that usually monitor the dissociation ion kinetics in a dissociation time frame of greater than milliseconds, the IT/TOF can promptly detect all product ions generated by the dissociation process, and thus monitor the dissociation process of peptides and proteins in a sub-millisecond time frame. This instrument allows us to determine the dissociation rates of cytochrome c ions using high-energy photoexcitation. It is found that the charge state of the protein ion has a significant effect on dissociation kinetics, which is consistent with that found under low-energy excitation experiments. It is shown that the increase in energy of a laser pulse from 130 to 180 mJ changes the dissociation rate constant for the +12 ion from k = 2.4 x 10(3) x s(-1) to k = 7.3 x 10(4) x s(-1). The +8 ion following excitation at 130 mJ dissociates slower with a rate constant of k = 2.6 x 10(2) x s(-1). The rate difference observed is attributed to conformational differences among the ions with different charge states.     

Depth profiling of inks in authentic and counterfeit banknotes by electrospray laser desorption ionization/mass spectrometry

Electrospray laser desorption ionization is an ambient ionization technique that generates neutrals via laser desorption and ionizes those neutrals in an electrospray plume and was utilized to characterize inks in different layers of copy paper and banknotes of various currencies. Depth profiling of inks was performed on overlapping color bands on copy paper by repeatedly scanning the line with a pulsed laser beam operated at a fixed energy. The molecules in the ink on a banknote were desorbed by irradiating the banknote surface with a laser beam operated at different energies, with results indicating that different ions were detected at different depths. The analysis of authentic $US100, $100 RMB and $1000 NTD banknotes indicated that ions detected in ‘color‐shifting’ and ‘typography’ regions were significantly different. Additionally, the abundances of some ions dramatically changed with the depth of the aforementioned regions. This approach was used to distinguish authentic $1000 NTD banknotes from counterfeits. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Xenon diffusion studies with prompt gamma activation analysis

Developing a better understanding of xenon transport through porous systems is critical to predicting how this gas will enter the atmosphere after a below ground nuclear weapons test. Radioxenon monitoring is a vital part of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) International Monitoring System. This work details the development of prompt gamma activation analysis for measuring the diffusion rates of xenon and argon gases through a porous medium. The University of Texas at Austin maintains a prompt gamma activation analysis facility with a peak neutron flux of ~1.5 × 10⁷ cm⁻² s⁻¹ and a beam diameter of 1 cm. Due to the relatively large prompt gamma cross sections of many stable xenon isotopes at thermal and sub-thermal neutron energies, prompt gamma activation analysis is a suitable technique for in situ non-destructive analysis of natural xenon. A test chamber has been designed and constructed to utilize prompt gamma activation analysis to measure xenon and argon diffusion through geological materials (e.g., sand, soil, etc.). Initial experiments have been conducted to determine the detection limits for stable gas measurements. The results from these experiments will be utilized to benchmark parts of a xenon transport model that is being used to determine diffusion coefficients for xenon and argon.