PREPARATION OF IONS IN SELECTED ROTATIONAL STATES BY DELAYED PULSED-FIELD IONIZATION

A novel method of preparing ions in selected rovibronic states is presented. It is based on pulsed field ionization of long-lived high-n Rydberg states lying just below the different rovibronic energy levels of the ion. The potential of the method is illustrated with the example of hydrogen: A clean...

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Main Authors: Merkt, F, Mackenzie, S, Softley, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1993