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State compositional analysis of diatomic cation beams using charge‐inversion spectrometry
Author(s) -
Reid C. J.
Publication year - 1993
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.1290070628
Subject(s) - chemistry , diatomic molecule , mass spectrometry , ion , atomic physics , oxidation state , analytical chemistry (journal) , charge (physics) , state (computer science) , beam (structure) , molecule , physics , optics , metal , organic chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics , algorithm , computer science
The utility of charge‐inversion Spectrometry in the state analysis of diatomic cation beams is demonstrated by a brief summary and by reference to novel work on beams of NO + , SH + , CS + and CI 2 + . A previously unknown state, of 3.5 eV relative energy and presumably of 4 Σ + symmetry was observed to be populated in a beam of CS + ions formed from CS 2 . Evidence for the longevity ( > 10 −5 s) of the à 2 II state of CS + and the b̃ 3 II state of NO + is also presented.