Solvation of ions in helium

• Published in: International reviews in physical chemistry Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 465 - 516
• Main Authors: González-Lezana, Tomás, Echt, Olof, Gatchell, Michael, Bartolomei, Massimiliano, Campos-Martínez, José, Scheier, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.10.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Anomalies; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Clusters; Excitation spectra; Fluids; Helium; Mass spectrometers; Solvation; Submerging; Superfluidity

We review the solvation of atomic, molecular or cluster ions in HNDs. After briefly discussing the properties of snowballs in bulk helium we consider experimental conditions for the efficient synthesis of charged, doped HNDs. We show that the cluster ions observed in conventional mass spectrometers...