中国物理B ›› 2025, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 53401-053401.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/adbdc0

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Fragmentation dynamics of nitric oxide induced by low-energy heavy ions

Zhixin Li(李志欣)1,2, Kaizhao Lin(林楷钊)2, Xiaolong Zhu(朱小龙)2,3,4,†, Zhiliang Li(李志亮)1,‡, Hang Yuan(苑航)2, Yong Gao(高永)2,3, Dalong Guo(郭大龙)2,3, Dongmei Zhao(赵冬梅)2,3, Shaofeng Zhang(张少锋)2,3,4, and Xinwen Ma(马新文)2,3,4   

  1. 1 College of Physical Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China;
    2 Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    3 State Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 收稿日期:2025-01-12 修回日期:2025-02-26 接受日期:2025-03-07 出版日期:2025-05-15 发布日期:2025-04-18
  • 通讯作者: Xiaolong Zhu, Zhiliang Li E-mail:zhuxiaolong@impcas.ac.cn;phd-lzl@hbu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2022YFA1602500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11934004, 12064040, and 11974358), and Strategic Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB34020000).

Fragmentation dynamics of nitric oxide induced by low-energy heavy ions

Zhixin Li(李志欣)1,2, Kaizhao Lin(林楷钊)2, Xiaolong Zhu(朱小龙)2,3,4,†, Zhiliang Li(李志亮)1,‡, Hang Yuan(苑航)2, Yong Gao(高永)2,3, Dalong Guo(郭大龙)2,3, Dongmei Zhao(赵冬梅)2,3, Shaofeng Zhang(张少锋)2,3,4, and Xinwen Ma(马新文)2,3,4   

  1. 1 College of Physical Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China;
    2 Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    3 State Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2025-01-12 Revised:2025-02-26 Accepted:2025-03-07 Online:2025-05-15 Published:2025-04-18
  • Contact: Xiaolong Zhu, Zhiliang Li E-mail:zhuxiaolong@impcas.ac.cn;phd-lzl@hbu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2022YFA1602500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11934004, 12064040, and 11974358), and Strategic Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB34020000).

摘要: We study the fragmentation of NO$^{q+}$ ($q=2$,3) molecular ions produced by collisions between 96 keV O$^{6+}$ ions and neutral nitric oxide (NO) molecules, using the cold target recoil ion momentum spectrometer (COLTRIMS). The kinetic energy release (KER) for various dissociation channels is obtained. For the channel NO$^{2+} \rightarrow \rm N^{+} + O^{+}$, double-electron capture followed by autoionization of the projectile ions is the dominant process, which can be explained by the recapture of loosely bound electrons into highly excited states of the target. For NO$^{3+}$ trication, two dissociation channels, i.e., (a) N$^{+} +\rm O^{2+}$ and (b) N$^{2+} +\rm O^{+}$, are observed, where channel (b) is the dominant channel. Moreover, for dissociation channels originating from the same parent molecular ion, the dissociation channel with a higher charge for the oxygen ion fragment exhibits a higher most probable KER, which is consistent with studies of CO fragmentation by Rajput et al. Additionally, it is observed that as capture stability increases, the average KER shifts to higher values.

关键词: heavy ion collisions, molecular fragmentation, cold target recoil ion momentum spectroscopy

Abstract: We study the fragmentation of NO$^{q+}$ ($q=2$,3) molecular ions produced by collisions between 96 keV O$^{6+}$ ions and neutral nitric oxide (NO) molecules, using the cold target recoil ion momentum spectrometer (COLTRIMS). The kinetic energy release (KER) for various dissociation channels is obtained. For the channel NO$^{2+} \rightarrow \rm N^{+} + O^{+}$, double-electron capture followed by autoionization of the projectile ions is the dominant process, which can be explained by the recapture of loosely bound electrons into highly excited states of the target. For NO$^{3+}$ trication, two dissociation channels, i.e., (a) N$^{+} +\rm O^{2+}$ and (b) N$^{2+} +\rm O^{+}$, are observed, where channel (b) is the dominant channel. Moreover, for dissociation channels originating from the same parent molecular ion, the dissociation channel with a higher charge for the oxygen ion fragment exhibits a higher most probable KER, which is consistent with studies of CO fragmentation by Rajput et al. Additionally, it is observed that as capture stability increases, the average KER shifts to higher values.

Key words: heavy ion collisions, molecular fragmentation, cold target recoil ion momentum spectroscopy

中图分类号:  (Electronic excitation and ionization of molecules)

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