Pulsed-ramped-field-ionization zero-kinetic-energy photoelectron spectroscopy: a methodological advance

A new experimental method has been developed to record photoelectron spectra based on the well-established pulsed-field-ionization zero-kinetic-energy photoelectron spectroscopy technique and inspired by the data treatment employed in slow photoelectron spectroscopy. This method has been successfully applied to two well-known systems: the X +2 Π g,1/2 ( v + = 0) ← X 1 Σ + g ( v = 0) and the X +1 Σ + ( v + = 2) ← X 2 Π 1/2 ( v = 0) ionizing transitions of CO 2 and NO, respectively. The first results highlight several advantages of our technique such as an improved signal-to-noise ratio without degrading the spectral resolution and a direct field-free energy determination. The data obtained for NO indicate that this method might be useful for studying field-induced autoionization processes. A new method is proposed to record photoelectron spectra based on the well-established pulsed-field-ionization zero-kinetic-energy photoelectron spectroscopy technique and inspired by the data treatment employed in slow photoelectron spectroscopy.