Photodetachment of small water cluster anions in the near-infrared through the visible region

Toshihiko Maeyama, Tohru Tsumura, Asuka Fujii, Naohiko Mikami

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Abstract

Water cluster anions were efficiently generated by attachment of slow photoelectrons ejected from laser-excited zirconium metal surface, and photodetachment cross sections for (H2O)-n (n = 2, 6, 7, and 11) were measured for a photon energy range of 0.74-2.54 eV. A gradual decrease of the cross section with the photon energy was observed for all the species. It was also found that the larger cluster exhibits the larger cross section. Size-dependent features of the spectra were discussed in relation to the excess electron localization with evolution of the cluster size.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)292-296
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume264
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997 Jan 10

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