Abstract
The emission of highly charged ions from Xe clusters exposed to intense extreme ultraviolet laser pulses (λ ∼ 52 nm) from the free electron laser in Japan was investigated using ion momentum spectroscopy. With increasing average cluster size, we observed multiply charged ions Xez+ up to z = 3. From kinetic energy distributions, we found that multiply charged ions were generated near the cluster surface. Our results suggest that charges are inhomogeneously redistributed in the cluster to lower the total energy stored in the clusters.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 161001 |
Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Aug 28 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics