Published February 1, 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Sensitivity of Coulomb-explosion images to the shapes of molecular potentials: The case of He22+

  • 1. Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (USA)

Description

A quantitative analysis of the results of a recent Coulomb-explosion experiment with He22+ is described. Using the adiabatic potential curve predicted for the 1Σg+ ground state of this relatively simple dication, a Monte Carlo simulation of the Coulomb-explosion process was performed. The results show that such methods can faithfully reproduce the experimental results when accurate potential-energy surfaces are available. The implications for more complex systems are discussed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, A
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Rev., A.
Journal Page Range
1608-1610
ISSN
0556-2791
CODEN
PLRAA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22061532
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BOND LENGTHS; CHARGE STATES; COULOMB FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HELIUM IONS; MOLECULAR IONS; POTENTIALS
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; DATA; ELECTRIC FIELDS; INFORMATION; IONS; NUMERICAL DATA