Abstract
An overview of the use of stored ion beams and phase space cooling (electron cooling) is given for the field of molecular physics. Emphasis is given to interactions between molecular ions and electrons studied in the electron cooler: dissociative recombination and, for internally excited molecular ions, electron-induced ro-vibrational cooling. Diagnostic methods for the transverse ion beam properties and for the internal excitation of the molecular ions are discussed, and results for phase space cooling and internal (vibrational) cooling are presented for hydrogen molecular ions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-78 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 532 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 11 Oct 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Worshop on Beam Cooling and Related Topics - Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi, Japan Duration: 19 May 2003 → 23 May 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was partly funded by the German Federal Minister for Education, Science, Research and Technology (BMBF) in the framework of the German–Israeli Project Cooperation on Future-Oriented Topics (DIP), by the German Israel Foundation for Scientific Research (GIF) under contract I-707-55.7/2001 and by the European Community within the Research Training Network “Electron Transfer Reactions”.
Keywords
- Dissociative recombination
- Electron cooling
- Molecular ions
- Vibrational cooling