This paper focuses on the surprising discovery of multiple species of ionization-created CS2 anions in gas mixtures containing electronegative CS2 and O2, identified by their slightly different drift velocities. Data are presented to understand the formation mechanism and identity of these new anions. Regardless of the micro-physics, however, this discovery offers a new, trigger-less mode of operation for the drift chambers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh precision measurements were made of reduced mobility, lateral and longitudinal diffusion of CS2(-) ions in 40 Torr CS2 and a 30-10 Torr CS2-CF4 gas mixture. The reduced mobility was found to be 0.4645 ± 0.
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