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Title: Photoelectron photoion molecular beam spectroscopy

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5002371· OSTI ID:5002371

The use of supersonic molecular beams in photoionization mass spectroscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy to assist in the understanding of photoexcitation in the vacuum ultraviolet is described. Rotational relaxation and condensation due to supersonic expansion were shown to offer new possibilities for molecular photoionization studies. Molecular beam photoionization mass spectroscopy has been extended above 21 eV photon energy by the use of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) facilities. Design considerations are discussed that have advanced the state-of-the-art in high resolution vuv photoelectron spectroscopy. To extend gas-phase studies to 160 eV photon energy, a windowless vuv-xuv beam line design is proposed.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5002371
Report Number(s):
LBL-11434; TRN: 80-018128
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English