Authors
Citation
C. Wesdorp et al., Rydberg carbon clusters prepared by pulsed field recombination, CHEM P LETT, 323(1-2), 2000, pp. 192-197
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00092614
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Volume
323
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
192 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(20000609)323:1-2<192:RCCPBP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The technique of pulsed field recombination is used to recombine a free ele
ctron with carbon cation clusters, ranging from C-60(+) to C-50(+) It is sh
own that after recombination the electron is left in a highly excited state
. The recombination method produces a Rydberg state (n similar to 180) in a
large carbon cluster, such as C-60, with an electronic energy spread of si
milar to 1 K. We measured a recombination efficiency of similar to 6%. (C)
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