A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Stabilization of H and D atoms in Aggregates of Kr Nanoclusters Immersed in Superfluid Helium




AuthorsBoltnev RE, Bernard EP, Järvinen J, Krushinskaya IN, Khmelenko VV, Lee DM

PublisherSPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS

Publication year2010

JournalJournal of Low Temperature Physics

Journal name in sourceJOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS

Journal acronymJ LOW TEMP PHYS

Volume158

Issue3-4

First page 468

Last page477

Number of pages10

ISSN0022-2291

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-009-9961-4


Abstract

Impurity-helium condensates containing krypton atoms and also atoms and molecules of hydrogen isotopes have been studied via an electron spin resonance (ESR) technique. Analysis of the ESR spectra shows that most of the H and D atoms reside in molecular layers (H(2) or D(2)) formed on the surfaces of Kr nanoclusters. The thickness of the molecular films was found to determine the rates of recombination of the atoms into molecules, with atoms in the thinner films recombining much more slowly. Very large average concentrations were obtained for H atoms (10(19) cm(-3)) and D atoms (3a <...10(19) cm(-3)) in these experiments.



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