The field ionization of water is observed utilizing a mass spectrometer. The existence of H4O+ is confirmed. The energy distributions of the ions are investigated. Under certain conditions the energy distributions form two peaks. The appearance potentials of the polymers H3O+·nH2O, n = 0, 1, 2, 3, are determined. A model of the condensed layer is proposed which agrees with the observed phenomena.
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