Enhanced electron–ion recombination in ion storage rings

We review recent advances in the understanding of the enhanced electron–ion recombination observed in storage ring experiments. The measured recombination rates show a strong enhancement relative to what the standard radiative recombination rates predict. A transient motional electric field is induced in the merging region of an electron and an ion beam in the electron cooler. This induced field opens an additional pathway for free-bound transitions of electrons. The formed Rydberg states can be radiatively stabilized and contribute to the measured rate. We show that this “field induced recombination” (FIR) explains the gap previously observed between measurements and the standard radiative recombination rate.     

Struktur und Eigenschaften von Doppelhalogeniden von substituiertem Ammonium und Quecksilber(II). VI [1]. Die Kristallstruktur von (CH3NH3)2HgBr4 und (CH3NH3)2HgI4

Structure and Properties of Double Halogenides of Substituted Ammonium and Mercury(II). VI. Crystal Structure of (CH₃NH₃)₂HgBr₄ and (CH₃NH₃)₂HgI₄ The compounds (CH₃NH₃)₂HgBr₄ and (CH₃NH₃)₂HgI₄ were prepared from stoichiometric mixtures of the methylammonium halogenides and the mercury(II) halogenides in methanol by evaporation. X-ray structure determination revealed for (CH₃NH₃)₂HgBr₄ monoclinic symmetry, space group P2₁/c and orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pbca for (CH₃NH₃)₂HgI₄. Both compounds are built from isolated, slightly deformed tetrahedra. The Hg? Br distances range from 2.586(3) Å to 2.598(2) Å, the Br? Hg? Br angles from 105.36(8)° to 112.26(8)°. The observed distances in the HgI₄ tetrahedra are in the range 2.751(1) and 2.803(1) Å, the I? Hg? I angles between 106.25(3)° and 115.68(4)°. The tetrahedra are linked together by hydrogen bonds between the methylammonium group and the halogen atoms.     

A new family of mixed-valence dinuclear rhodium complexes containing the two metal centers in different stereochemical environments

A series of dinuclear chelate complexes of the general composition [Rh2(kappa2-L)2(mu-CR2)2(mu-SbiPr3)] (R = Ph, p-Tol; L = CF3CO2-, acac-, acac-f3-) and [Rh2Cl(kappa2-L)(mu-CR2)2(mu-SbiPr3)] (R = Ph, p-Tol; L = acac-, acac-f3-) has been prepared by replacement of the chloro ligands in the precursors [Rh2Cl2(mu-CR2)2(mu-SbiPr3)] by anionic chelates. The lability of the SbiPr3 bridge in the rhodium dimers is illustrated by the reactions of [Rh2(kappa2-acac)2(mu-CR2)2(mu-SbiPr3)] (7, 8) with Lewis bases such as CO, CNtBu, and SbEt3 which lead to the formation of the substitution products [Rh2(kappa2-acac)2(mu-CR2)2(mu-L')] (13-16) in excellent yields. Treatment of 7 and 8 with sterically demanding tertiary phosphanes PR3 (R3 = iPr3, iPr2Ph, iPrPh2, Ph3) affords the mixed-valence Rh0-RhII complexes [(kappa2-acac)2Rh(mu-CPh2)2Rh(PR3)] (21-24) and [(kappa2-acac)2Rh(mu-C(p-Tol)2]2Rh(PiPr3)] (25) for which there is no precedence. The terminal PiPr3 ligand of 21 is easily displaced by alkynes, CNtBu, and CO to give, by preserving the [(kappa2-acac)2Rh(mu-CPh2)2Rh] molecular core, the related dinuclear compounds 26-31 in which the coordination number of the Rh0 center is 3, 4, or 5. The molecular structures of [Rh2Cl(kappa2-acac)(mu-CPh2)2(mu-SbiPr3)] (5), [Rh2(kappa2-acac)2(mu-CPh2)2(mu-CO)] (13), [(kappa2-acac)2Rh(mu-CPh2)2Rh(PiPr3)] (21), and [(kappa2-acac)2Rh(mu-CPh2)2Rh(CNtBu)2] (30) have been determined crystallographically.