Coulomb-explosion imaging of CH{sub 2}{sup +}: Target-polarization effects and bond-angle distribution

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2004 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.69.062904· OSTI ID:20643776

Lammich, L; Buhr, H; Kreckel, H; Krohn, S; Lange, M; Schwalm, D; Wester, R; Wolf, A; Strasser, D; Zajfman, D; Vager, Z; Abril, I; Heredia-Avalos, S; Garcia-Molina, R ^[1]

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1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg (Germany)

The effect of target polarization fields on the bond-angle distribution following the foil-induced Coulomb explosion of CH{sub 2}{sup +} has been measured. Incorporating a detailed model description of the polarization effects and other target effects into a Monte Carlo simulation of the experiment, a good description of the various observables is obtained. In particular, the bond-angle distribution is found to agree with existing ab initio calculations.

• OSTI ID: 20643776
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 69; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
BOND ANGLE
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COULOMB EXCITATION
DISTRIBUTION
FOILS
HYDROCARBONS
MOLECULAR IONS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
POLARIZATION
POLARIZED TARGETS