Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Pages: 215-229

Journal: Contemporary Physics

Volume number: 57

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 0010-7514

eISSN: 1366-5812

Open access status: Green

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2015.1109771

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group

Abstract: 
The photon-ion merged-beams technique for the photoionisation of mass/charge selected ionised atoms, molecules and clusters by x-rays from synchrotron radiation sources is introduced. Examples for photoionisation of atomic ions are discussed by going from outer shell ionisation of simple few electron systems to inner shell ionisation of complex many electron ions. Fundamental ionisation mechanisms are elucidated and the importance of the results for applications in astrophysics and plasma physics is pointed out. Finally, the unique capabilities of the photon-ion merged-beams technique for the study of photoabsorption by nanoparticles are demonstrated by the example of endohedral fullerene ions.

Harvard Citation style: Schippers, S., Kilcoyne, A., Phaneuf, R. and Müller, A. (2016) Photoionisation of ions with synchrotron radiation: from ions in space to atoms in cages, Contemporary Physics, 57(2), pp. 215-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2015.1109771

APA Citation style: Schippers, S., Kilcoyne, A., Phaneuf, R., & Müller, A. (2016). Photoionisation of ions with synchrotron radiation: from ions in space to atoms in cages. Contemporary Physics. 57(2), 215-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/00107514.2015.1109771