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arxiv: 1707.04889 · v1 · pith:SGQ7MEA6new · submitted 2017-07-16 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph · physics.acc-ph· physics.chem-ph

Radiative rotational lifetimes and state-resolved relative detachment cross sections from photodetachment thermometry of molecular anions in a cryogenic storage ring

classification ⚛️ physics.atom-ph physics.acc-phphysics.chem-ph
keywords photodetachmentrotationalstoragethermometrycrosscryogenicdependentmeasure
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Photodetachment thermometry on a beam of OH$^-$ in a cryogenic storage ring cooled to below 10 K is carried out using two-dimensional, frequency and time dependent photodetachment spectroscopy over 20 minutes of ion storage. In equilibrium with the low-level blackbody field, we find an effective radiative temperature near 15 K with about 90% of all ions in the rotational ground state. We measure the J = 1 natural lifetime (about 193 s) and determine the OH$^-$ rotational transition dipole moment with 1.5% uncertainty. We also measure rotationally dependent relative near-threshold photodetachment cross sections for photodetachment thermometry.

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