Ionenphysik Prof. Dieter Gerlich

rf fields [ger92] [ger09a] [ger09b]

cold chemistry [ger92c] [ger95] [ger08b], [ger08b]

On 30.09.2009, I retired from the TU Chemnitz; however. A variety of experimental activities continue in various laboratories

Group members Alumni

Publications		[pla11] R. Plasil, T. Mehner, P. Dohnal, T. Kotrik, J. Glosik, D. Gerlich, Collisions of cold trapped CH^+ ions with slow H atoms, ApJ, submitted 17 Mar 2011 [ger11] D. Gerlich, G. Borodia, A. Luca, C. Mogo, M.A. Smith, Reactions between cold CHx^+ and slow H and H2, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, accepted 21 Mar 2011
Conferences, talks, lectures		IOTA Scientific Kick-off meeting Heidelberg, 23.03. - 25.03.2011 Combining rf and magnetic fields 1st European Conference on Trapped Ions, County Durham, UK, 19.09.-24.09.2010 Polyatomic ions in traps: from molecules via clusters to nanoparticles 10th European Conference on Atoms, Molecules and Photons, Salamanca, 04–09-07.2010 Experiments with polyatomic ions at low temperatures Ion Traps and Guides for Spectroscopy and Chemistry, TSR meeting 19.07.-23.07.2010 My 40 years of ion trapping and guiding: a personal review
Experiments Research projects		In summer 2009, the CEB-22PT apparatus has been moved to Prague. This unique instrument combines a cold effusive beam of atoms (H) or molecules with a temperature variable 22-pole ion trap. A second instrument, ES-MPT, is under constructions. It will be able to record the energy distributions of electrons, e.g. from associative detachment processes such as H^‑ + H → H2 + e^‑
		Starting in 2004, an instrument has been developed in the laboratory of Mark Smith for studying, over a wide range of temperatures, reactions of trapped ions with atoms, molecules or radicals. [yua11]
		Trapped particles at high temperatures, Nano particle mass spectrometry (NPMS)
	Freiburg (planning)	Source for sub-K ions Implantation of buffer gas cooled ions into an ion crystal
		Our ability to study individual quantum systems, virtually free from outside perturbations, has been transformed from a dream to a reality. Trapped atomic and molecular ions are at the heart of this revolution, providing the key to a deeper understanding of many of the underlying principles of Physics and Chemistry.
		The main objective of this action is to study chemical processes relevant to the physical conditions encountered in the interstellar medium, and on the surface and in the atmospheres of planetary bodies.
Previous research activities		FGLA DFG Forschergruppe Laboratory astrophysics (2000 -2006) ITS LEIF EC Network Low Energy Ion Beam Facilities

Dieter Gerlich 29.03.2011