Near-Ambient Pressure Velocity Map Imaging
Abstract
We present a new velocity map imaging instrument for studying molecular beam surface scattering in a near-ambient pressure (NAP-VMI) environment. The instrument offers the possibility to study chemical reaction dynamics and kinetics where higher pressures are either desired or unavoidable. NAP-VMI conditions are created by two sets of ion optics that guide ions through an aperture and map their velocities. The aperture separates the high pressure ionization region and maintains the necessary vacuum in the detector region. The performance of the NAP-VMI is demonstrated with results from N2O photodissociation and N2 scattering from Pd(110) surface, which are compared under vacuum and at near-ambient pressure ( 1×10-3 mbar). NAP-VMI has the potential to be a applied to, and useful for, a broader range of experiments including photoelectron spectroscopy and scattering with liquid microjets.
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