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Spatial Diffusion of Hydrogen Atoms in Normal and Para-Hydrogen Molecular Films at Temperature 0.7 K




AuthorsSheludiakov S., Wetzel C. K., Lee D. M., Khmelenko V. V., Järvinen J., Ahokas J., Vasiliev S.

PublisherSpringer Nature

Publication year2024

JournalJournal of Low Temperature Physics

Journal name in sourceJOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS

Journal acronymJ LOW TEMP PHYS

Volume215

Issue5-6

First page 336

Last page356

Number of pages21

ISSN0022-2291

eISSN1573-7357

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-024-03053-w

Web address https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10909-024-03053-w

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/387220279


Abstract

We report on electron spin resonance studies of H atoms stabilized in solid H2 flms at temperature 0.7 K and in a magnetic feld of 4.6 T. The H atoms were produced by bombarding H2 flms with 100 eV electrons from a radiofrequency discharge run in the sample cell. We observed a one order of magnitude faster H atom accumulation in the flms made of para-H2 gas with a small ortho-H2 concentration (0.2% ortho-H2) as compared with those made from normal H2 gas content (75% ortho-H2). We also studied the infuence of ortho-H2 molecules on spatial difusion of H atoms in solid H2 flms. The spatial difusion of H atoms in both normal and para-H2 flms is faster than the difusion obtained from the measurement of H atom recombination. The rate of spatial difusion of H atoms in para-H2 flms was slower in comparison with that in the normal H2 flms. We discuss possible explanations of these observations. 


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