Published January 14, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Acceleration of the chemical reaction of trapped Ca+ ions with H2O molecules by laser excitation

  • 1. Department of Physics, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 2. Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama (Japan)
  • 3. Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 4. Institute for Laser Science (ILS), University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo (Japan)

Description

The reactivity of laser-excited Ca+* ions in 3 2DJ (J = 3/2, 5/2) states with neutral H2O molecules was experimentally investigated. The reaction-product ions were sympathetically cooled by laser-cooled 40Ca+ ions and detected by laser-induced fluorescence mass spectroscopy. The reaction rate coefficient of Ca+*(DJ) + H2O → products was found to be 1.8(1) x 103 s-1 Pa-1 at an ion temperature of T=3.1(1)x103 K. The ion temperature dependence of the reaction rate coefficient was also measured for buffer-gas-cooled Ca+ ions

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/36/33/b30104.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ISSN 1361-6455) http://www.iop.org/

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Journal Title
Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 33-46
ISSN
0953-4075
CODEN
JPAPEH