Asymmetric partitioning of metals among cluster anions and cations generated via laser ablation of mixed aluminum/group 6 transition metal targets

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1765-1772

  Waller, Sarah E ^a   Mann, Jennifer E ^a   Jarrold, Caroline Chick ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALUMINA; GASES; HIGH POWER LASERS; IONIZATION OF GASES; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR BEAMS; MOLYBDENUM; NEGATIVE IONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POSITIVE IONS; POWDER METALS; TRANSITION METALS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

ASYMMETRIC DISTRIBUTION; MASS DISTRIBUTION; METAL-OXIDE CLUSTERS; METALLIC ALUMINUM; MIXED METAL OXIDE; MODERATE POWER LASER; MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN; NEGATIVELY CHARGED;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

EID: 84874636984     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3119692     Document Type: Article

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