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Projectile energy dependence in the molecular excitation of th H3+, D3+ molecular ions in their polar dissociation

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:394168
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  1. IFUNAM, Cuernavaca (Mexico); and others
The laboratory energy distributions of H{sup +} and D{sup +} in coincidence with H{sup {minus}} and D{sup {minus}} ions, resulting from the collision-induced-dissociation of H{sup 3+} and D{sup 3+} on He target for incoming beam energies ranging from 2.5 to 9.0 keV has been measured. The energy-analyzed-spectra of ionic fragments were measured both independently and in coincidence with each other. From these, the energy absorbed by the dissociating molecular ions in the excitation process induced by the collision with He prior to its breakup, was evaluated as a function of the projectile energy and it was found that it is not constant but it is consistent with the identified H{sup 3+} excited states which have adiabatic Born-Oppenheimer energies of 21-50 eV above the H{sup 3+} ground state.
OSTI ID:
394168
Report Number(s):
CONF-9605105--; CNN: Contract 3347-E; Grant IN 100295
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 41; ISSN BAPSA6; ISSN 0003-0503
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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