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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2011
Spatial confinement of mass-selected ions and extracting them to a solid surface at low kinetic energy is achieved by using rf ion trapping which is combined with multi-photon ionization by a KrF laser. SF5+ fragment ions of SF6 generated by photo-ionization are separated from other ionic species and then confined in the cylindrical ion trap cell for at least 100 ms. The stored ions are extracted onto the seniconductor surface. This technique is promising for clarifying surface reactions of semiconductors, which is the key to controlling surface structure on an atomic scale.