Anomalous low-temperature “post-desorption” from solid nitrogen

Anomalous low-temperature post-desorption (ALTpD) from the surface of nominally pure solid nitrogen preliminary irradiated by an electron beam was detected for the first time. The study was performed using a combination of activation spectroscopy methods—thermally stimulated exoelectron emission (TSEE) and spectrally resolved thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL)—with detection of the ALTpD yield. Charge recombination reactions are considered to be the stimulating factor for the desorption from pre-irradiated α-phase solid nitrogen.