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Vibrational excitation of N 2 by C + ions
Author(s) -
Lee A. R.,
Enos C. S.,
Brenton A. G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/rcm.1290040704
Subject(s) - chemistry , ion , excitation , atomic physics , molecule , spectroscopy , resolution (logic) , translational energy , analytical chemistry (journal) , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , chromatography
High‐resolution translational energy spectroscopy (0.1 eV full width at half maximum) has been performed on 3 keV C + ions scattered off N 2 molecules. The intriguing energy loss spectrum with well‐resolved vibrational structure is explained on the basis of simultaneous transitions involving changes of states in the C + ion and the N 2 molecule.