A New Cold-Bore Experiment for Heavy-Ion Induced Molecular Desorption Studies at Low Temperatures: First Results obtained at 300 K, 77 K, and 15 K

Abstract

A dedicated cold‐bore ion desorption experiment was performed in August 2004 at CERN’s Heavy Ion Accelerator LINAC 3. The dynamic outgassing of 4.2 MeV/u Pb53+ ions, impacting under 89.2° grazing incidence onto a copper tube, was studied as a function of the target temperature. Partial pressure rises of H2, CH4, CO, CO2, H2O, and O2 were measured at 300 K, 77 K, and 15 K using continuous lead ion bombardment. The new experimental setup is described and first pressure rise measurements are presented.A dedicated cold‐bore ion desorption experiment was performed in August 2004 at CERN’s Heavy Ion Accelerator LINAC 3. The dynamic outgassing of 4.2 MeV/u Pb53+ ions, impacting under 89.2° grazing incidence onto a copper tube, was studied as a function of the target temperature. Partial pressure rises of H2, CH4, CO, CO2, H2O, and O2 were measured at 300 K, 77 K, and 15 K using continuous lead ion bombardment. The new experimental setup is described and first pressure rise measurements are presented.