Open AccessGeneration of multi-charged ions in laser-induced ionization of methanol under intense nanosecond laser fields
Author(s) -
Xiangdong Kong,
Xiaolin Luo,
Dongmei Niu,
Xianyi Zhang,
Kai Rui-Feng,
Haiyang Li
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.53.1340
Subject(s) - photoionization , ion , coulomb explosion , atomic physics , ionization , laser , mass spectrum , materials science , nanosecond , electric field , mass spectrometry , physics , optics , quantum mechanics
The photoionization of methanol seeded in He, N2, Ar gases by an inten se 25ns NdYAG 532nm laser has been studied by timeofflight mass spectrome try . At the laser intensity about 1011W·cm-2, strong multicharged io ns Cq+(q=2—4) and Oq+(q=2—4) appeared in the mass spectra apart from the ions coming from multiphoton ionization (MPI) process when Ar w as used as a carrier gas. From the simulation, we can find the vel ocity of multicharged ions is distributed in Gaussian shape with a FWHM of 6 4×104 m/s. From the experimental results of changing carrier gases and changi ng the delay time of the pulsed electric field, the conclusion can be drawn that th ose multicharged ions come from the Coulomb explosion of methanol cluster ions .