Single-Size Thermometric Measurements on a Size Distribution of Neutral Fullerenes

C. Cauchy, J. M. Bakker, Y. Huismans, A. Rouzée, B. Redlich, A. F. G. van der Meer, C. Bordas, M. J. J. Vrakking, and F. Lépine
Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 193401 – Published 6 May 2013

Abstract

We present measurements of the velocity distribution of electrons emitted from mass-selected neutral fullerenes, performed at the intracavity free electron laser FELICE. We make use of mass-specific vibrational resonances in the infrared domain to selectively heat up one out of a distribution of several fullerene species. Efficient energy redistribution leads to decay via thermionic emission. Time-resolved electron kinetic energy distributions measured give information on the decay rate of the selected fullerene. This method is generally applicable to all neutral species that exhibit thermionic emission and provides a unique tool to study the stability of mass-selected neutral clusters and molecules that are only available as part of a size distribution.

  • Received 20 June 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193401

© 2013 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

C. Cauchy1, J. M. Bakker2, Y. Huismans3, A. Rouzée3,4, B. Redlich2, A. F. G. van der Meer2,5, C. Bordas1, M. J. J. Vrakking3,4, and F. Lépine1,*

  • 1Institut Lumière Matière, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5306, 10 rue Ada Byron, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
  • 2FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen, Edisonbaan 14, 3439 MN Nieuwegein, Netherlands
  • 3FOM-Institute AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 4Max-Born-Institut, Max Born Straße 2A, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
  • 5Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Facility, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands

  • *Corresponding author. franck.lepine@univ-lyon1.fr

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Vol. 110, Iss. 19 — 10 May 2013

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