FIELD FREE TIME OF FLIGHT (FFTOF)

FFTOF Experimental Chamber

The HV vacuum chamber is designed to investigate molecular fragmentation in the sub-eV energy range.

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Collision Region

The well shielded collision ragin, where the ion beam crosses the gas jet.

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The MCP Detector

The detector can detect charged fragments emitted under a certain solid angle.

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The Cooled Nozzle

The nozzle can be cooled downt to -170 °C.

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Background

Here comes the background for FFTOF…

Ion source: ECR, Energy 0.5 – 20*(Q) keV

Ions: vide variety of single and multiply charged atomic and molecular ions (H, H2, H3, He, O, OH, Ne, S, Xe, …)

FFTOF Chamber: HV compatible, base pressure: 7×10-7 mbar

Vacuum system: 400 l/s turbomolecular pump + scroll

Target: molecular gas jet from liquid nitrogen cooled nozzle (H2, O2, CO, CH4,…)

Detector: Ø 40 mm MCP

Angular range: 30°-150°

Some description…

If you would like to learn more about the ICA setup, please refer to the following publication: