Neutral aluminum oxide clusters are produced in a molecular beam by laser vaporization in a pulsed-nozzle cluster source. These clusters are ionized via (multi-) photon absorption from either an ultraviolet excimer laser or from a far-infrared free electron laser. Ultraviolet (multi-) photon ionization produces sparse mass spectra with only relatively light aluminum oxide clusters, while infrared ionization produces a smooth distribution of higher molecular weight ions from the same nascent source distribution. Tuning the IR wavelength, multiphoton infrared spectra are recorded pointing to the γ-Al2O3 structure for a whole series of AlO·(Al2O3)n clusters, n ≤ 34.
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