Clustering of Water on Hydrated Protons in a Supersonic Free Jet Expansion.

Abstract

The paper presents results concerning size distribution and growth in the gas phase of ions in the series H+(H2O)n. The measurements span a range of cluster sizes up to n = 28, a domain not previously investigated quantitatively. The molecular beam sampling technique developed for this study promises to be a powerful tool in the study of ion nucleation phenomenon. Noteworthy observations include the unusual stability of the cluster with n = 21 and the absence of trapped molecules of carrier gas within a cluster. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0785284

Entities

People

  • J. B. Fenn
  • J. Q. Searcy

Organizations

  • Purdue University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Clustering
  • Cooperation
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Beams
  • Molecules
  • Nucleation
  • Observation
  • Sampling

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow