Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2006-07-27
Physics
Atomic Physics
Phys. Rev. Lett., in press
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.193003
The absolute photodetachment cross section of OH- anions at a rotational and translational temperature of 170K is determined by measuring the detachment-induced decay rate of the anions in a multipole radio-frequency ion trap. In comparison with previous results, the obtained cross section shows the importance of the initial rotational state distribution. Using a tomography scan of the photodetachment laser through the trapped ion cloud, the derived cross section is model-independent and thus features a small systematic uncertainty. The tomography also yields the column density of the OH- anions in the 22-pole ion trap in good agreement with the expected trapping potential of a large field free region bound by steep potential walls.
Berhane R.
Mikosch Jochen
Otto R.
Trippel S.
Weidemüller Matthias
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