On the copper oxide neutral cluster distribution in the gas phase: Detection through 355 nm and 193 nm multiphoton and 118 nm single photon ionization

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The distribution of neutral copper oxide clusters in the gas phase created by laser ablation is detected and characterized through time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (TOFMS). The neutral copper oxide clusters are ionized by two different approaches: Multiphoton absorption of 355 and 193 nm radiation; and single photon absorption of 118 nm radiation. Based on the observed cluster patterns as a function of experimental conditions (e.g., copper oxide or metal sample, ablation laser power, expansion gas, etc.) and on the width of the TOFMS features, one can uncover the true neutral cluster distribution ofCumOnspecies following laser ablation of the sample. Ablation of a metal sample generates only small neutralCumOnclusters form4andn1,2. Ablation of copper oxide samples generates neutral clusters of the formCumOm(m4)andCumOm1(m>4).These clusters are directly detected without fragmentation using single photon, photoionization with 118 nm laser radiation. Using 355 and 193 nm multiphoton ionization, the observed cluster ions are mostly of the formCu2mOm+for4m10(193 nm ionization) andCumO1,2(355 nm ionization) for copper oxide samples. Neutral cluster fragmentation due to multiphoton processes seems mainly to be of the formCumOm,m1→CumOm/2,m/2+1.Neutral cluster growth mechanisms are discussed based on the cluster yield from different samples (e.g., Cu metal, CuO powder, andCu2Opowder).

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Multiphoton ionization Ionization Ionizing radiation Photons Associative ionization

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10.1063/1.1643894

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2004