Issue 37, 2023

Velocity map imaging with no spherical aberrations

Abstract

Velocity map imaging (VMI) is a powerful technique to deduce the kinetic energy of ions or electrons that are produced from a large volume in space with good resolution. The size of the acceptance volume is determined by the spherical aberrations of the ion optical system. Here we present an analytical derivation for velocity map imaging with no spherical aberrations. We will discuss a particular example for the implementation of the technique that allows using the reaction microscope recently installed in the cryogenic storage ring (CSR) in a VMI mode. SIMION simulations confirm that a beam of electrons produced almost over the entire volume of the source region, with a width of 8 cm, can be focused to a spot of 0.1 mm on the detector. The use of the same formalism for position imaging, as well as in a mixed mode where position imaging is in one axis and velocity map imaging is in a different axis, is also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Velocity map imaging with no spherical aberrations

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Aug 2023
Accepted
24 Aug 2023
First published
28 Aug 2023

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023,25, 25122-25129

Velocity map imaging with no spherical aberrations

Y. Ben-Shabo, A. Kurbanov, C. D. Schröter, R. Moshammer, H. Kreckel and Y. Toker, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 25122 DOI: 10.1039/D3CP03693F

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