Published September 25, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Low-energy (5--120 eV) electron-stimulated dissociation of amorphous D2O ice: D(2S), O(3P2,1,0), and O(1D2) yields and velocity distributions

  • 1. Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 (United States)

Description

Laser resonance enhanced multiphonon ionization spectroscopy was used to measure yields and velocity distributions of the D(2S), O(3P2,1,0), and O(1D2) produced during low-energy (5--120 eV) electron-beam irradiation of amorphous D2O ice. Electron-stimulated dissociation has a very low energy threshold (∼6--7 eV), and the neutral fragments desorb with low kinetic energies (∼60--85 meV) which are independent of the incident electron energy. The data suggest that desorption of neutral fragments results from dissociation of excited states formed directly or via electron-ion recombination

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
13
Journal Page Range
p. 2606-2609.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
27055455
Subject category
S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
AMORPHOUS STATE; DESORPTION; DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; EV RANGE; ICE; OXIDES; YIELDS
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; CHALCOGENIDES; ENERGY RANGE; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LEPTON BEAMS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE BEAMS