A versatile setup for studying size and charge-state selected polyanionic nanoparticles

Autor: Raspe, K., Müller, M., Iwe, N., Wolf, R. N., Oelßner, P., Martinez, F., Schweikhard, L., Meiwes-Broer, K. -H., Tiggesbäumker, J.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/5.0085187
Popis: Using the example of metal clusters, an experimental setup and procedure is presented, which allows for the generation of size and charge-state selected polyanions from monoanions in a molecular beam. As a characteristic feature of this modular setup, the further charging process via sequential electron attachment within a 3-state digital trap takes place after mass-selection. In contrast to other approaches, the rf based concept permits to access heavy particles. The procedure is highly flexible with respect to the preparation process and potentially suitable for a wide variety of anionic species. By adjusting the storage conditions, i.e., the radio frequency, to the change in the mass-to-charge ratio, we succeeded to produce clusters in highly negative charge states, i.e., Ag$_{800}^{7-}$. The capabilities of the setup are demonstrated by experiments extracting electronic and optical properties of polyanionic metal clusters by analyzing the corresponding photoelectron spectra.
Databáze: arXiv