Abstract
ABSTRACT The minimum laser fluence required for the formation of ions from aerosol particles in a vacuum as a function of a number of parameters has been investigated. Although the influences of various particle properties are complex, the threshold energy density does depend on light absorption and lattice energy. Ionization thresholds were lower at 193 and 157 nm than at 248 nm. The range in ion formation thresholds for different types of particles also decreased as the laser wavelength decreased, consistent with the fact that all the substances used are likely to absorb vacuum-ultraviolet radiation fairly strongly. The threshold for negative ion formation was generally greater than that for positive ion formation. Pure sulfuric acid aerosols were ionized well only at 157 nm.
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