Predissociation dynamics of negative ion resonances of H$_2$ near 12 eV and 14.5 eV using velocity slice imaging technique

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Main Authors: Kumar, Akshay, Swain, Suvasis, Upadhyay, Jankee, Upalekar, Yogesh, Arya, Rajesh, Prabhudesai, Vaibhav S.
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author Kumar, Akshay
Swain, Suvasis
Upadhyay, Jankee
Upalekar, Yogesh
Arya, Rajesh
Prabhudesai, Vaibhav S.
author_facet Kumar, Akshay
Swain, Suvasis
Upadhyay, Jankee
Upalekar, Yogesh
Arya, Rajesh
Prabhudesai, Vaibhav S.
contents Dissociative electron attachment (DEA) is an important tool for investigating negative ion resonances. We have studied the negative ion resonances of H2 at 10 eV and 14 eV using the improved velocity slice imaging technique. We obtained modulations in the kinetic energy spectrum of H$^-$ ions obtained at 12 eV and 14.5 eV electron energy, consistent with the earlier reported vibrational state contributions from the higher lying bound resonances. We show that structures obtained at 12 eV are due to predissociation of the $C^2Σ_g^+$ resonance consistent with the current understanding. However, based on our angular distribution measurements, we propose that the structures obtained at 14.4 eV are due to predissociation of bound resonance of $^2Σ_g^+$ symmetry as against $δ_g$ that was proposed earlier. We also report that the bound $^2Σ_g^+$ resonance contributes to the observed inversion symmetry breaking near 14 eV.
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spellingShingle Predissociation dynamics of negative ion resonances of H$_2$ near 12 eV and 14.5 eV using velocity slice imaging technique
Kumar, Akshay
Swain, Suvasis
Upadhyay, Jankee
Upalekar, Yogesh
Arya, Rajesh
Prabhudesai, Vaibhav S.
Chemical Physics
Atomic Physics
Dissociative electron attachment (DEA) is an important tool for investigating negative ion resonances. We have studied the negative ion resonances of H2 at 10 eV and 14 eV using the improved velocity slice imaging technique. We obtained modulations in the kinetic energy spectrum of H$^-$ ions obtained at 12 eV and 14.5 eV electron energy, consistent with the earlier reported vibrational state contributions from the higher lying bound resonances. We show that structures obtained at 12 eV are due to predissociation of the $C^2Σ_g^+$ resonance consistent with the current understanding. However, based on our angular distribution measurements, we propose that the structures obtained at 14.4 eV are due to predissociation of bound resonance of $^2Σ_g^+$ symmetry as against $δ_g$ that was proposed earlier. We also report that the bound $^2Σ_g^+$ resonance contributes to the observed inversion symmetry breaking near 14 eV.
title Predissociation dynamics of negative ion resonances of H$_2$ near 12 eV and 14.5 eV using velocity slice imaging technique
topic Chemical Physics
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.09927