Combining high mass resolution and velocity imaging in a time-of-flight ion spectrometer using pulsed fields and an electrostatic lens.
We describe a momentum resolving time-of-flight ion mass spectrometer that combines a high mass resolution, a velocity focusing condition for improved momentum resolution, and field-free conditions in the source region for high resolution electron detection. It is used in electron-ion coincidence experiments to record multiple ionic fragments produced in breakup reactions of small to medium sized molecules, such as F(3)SiCH(2)CH(2)Si(CH(3))(3). These breakup reactions are caused by soft x rays or intense laser fields. The ion spectrometer uses pulsed extraction fields, an electrostatic lens, and a delay line detector to resolve the position. Additionally, we describe a simple analytical method for calculating the momentum from the measured hit position and the time of flight of the ions.
Prümper
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Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. pruemper@tagen.tohoku.ac.jp
Fukuzawa
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Lischke
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Ueda
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D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007909:Lenses; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D055672:Static Electricity