Valence photoionization and the following fragmentation pathways in Sb{sub 4} clusters

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.80.043201· OSTI ID:21316419

Urpelainen, S; Calo, A; Partanen, L; Huttula, M; Aksela, S; Aksela, H ^[1]; Niskanen, J ^[1]; Kukk, E ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, Oulu 90014 (Finland)
2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku (Finland)

The valence photoelectron spectrum of Sb{sub 4} clusters and the following fragmentation patterns have been studied using synchrotron radiation and electron-ion coincidence technique. An experimental photoelectron spectrum of the 5t{sub 2} ionization of Sb{sub 4} is presented. Theoretical molecular calculations, together with the existing data on the noble gas xenon, were used to describe the experimental results. The bonding properties of the molecular orbitals involved are used to qualitatively describe the dissociation process.

• OSTI ID: 21316419
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 80, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.80.043201; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ANTIMONY
DISSOCIATION
ELECTRON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS
ELECTRONS
FRAGMENTATION
IONS
MOLECULAR CLUSTERS
PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
PHOTOIONIZATION
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
VALENCE
XENON