The advent of ion traps as cooling devices has revolutionized ion spectroscopy as it is now possible to efficiently cool ions vibrationally and rotationally to levels where truly high-resolution experiments are now feasible. Here, we report the first results of a new experimental apparatus that couples a cryogenic 3D Paul trap with a laser vaporization cluster source for high-resolution photoelectron imaging of cold cluster anions. We have demonstrated the ability of the new apparatus to efficiently cool BiO − and BiO 2 − to minimize vibrational hot bands and allow high-resolution photoelectron images to be obtained. The electron affinities of BiO and BiO 2 are measured accurately for the first time to be 1.492(1) and 3.281(1) eV, respectively. Vibrational frequencies for the ground states of BiO and BiO 2 , as well as those for the anions determined from temperature-dependent studies, are reported.
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Role of Anions and Mixtures of Anions on the Thermochromism, Vapochromism, and Polymorph Formation of Luminescent Crystals of a Single Cation, [(C 6 H 11 NC) 2 Au] +
- Award ID(s):
- 1807637
- PAR ID:
- 10165357
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Volume:
- 142
- Issue:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 0002-7863
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 5689 to 5701
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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