Tag: Ion
Review outlines control of reactions in radiofrequency ion traps
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What the study found Radiofrequency ion traps allow a high degree of control over ion-molecule dynamics, and the review summarizes ways to use that control in chemical reaction studies. It covers trapping and cooling methods, approaches for setting internal quantum states, ways to tune collision energy, and methods for selecting molecular structure. Why the authors…
Cyclotron rotation and ion waves drive nickel isotope enrichment
What the study found The study found that a self-consistent model can explain the unusually large enrichment of nickel isotopes seen in ablation plumes from ultrafast laser irradiation of solid surfaces. The model centers on a spontaneous magnetic centrifuge in the plasma, with cyclotron rotation of ions and ion Bernstein waves (IBWs, broad-spectrum plasma waves)…
Shock precursor type changes ion and electron acceleration
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in AstrophysicsSimulations reveal two distinct regimes in transrelativistic shocks where competing plasma instabilities produce dramatically different particle acceleration efficiencies for ions and electrons.
Te atomic data modeled for kilonova spectral studies
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Comprehensive R-matrix atomic data for tellurium ions improves kilonova spectral modeling, identifying Te iv contributions to AT2017gfo emission features and advancing neutron star merger.
DBSCAN estimates DNA damage yields from ion beam quality
DBSCAN algorithm predicts DNA damage yields and assesses beam quality for proton and carbon ion irradiation with a novel Quality of Beam metric for radiotherapy.
