@article{5797,
  author = {G. von Helden and I. Holleman and G.M.H. Knippels and A. F. G. van der Meer and G. Meijer},
  title = {Infrared resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization of fullerenes},
  abstract = {Gas-phase fullerenes are resonantly heated by a train of high power subpicosecond pulses from a free electron laser (FEL) to internal energies at which they efficiently undergo delayed ionization. When the laser is tuned from 6-20 mu m while the amount of laser produced parent ions is recorded, resonant absorption of 200-600 IR photons, resulting in almost fragmentation-free ion spectra, is observed. Infrared resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization with a FEL is shown to enable extremely sensitive IR spectroscopy with mass selective detection of gas-phase fullerenes. [S0031-9007(97)04923-5].},
  year = {1997},
  journal = {Physical Review Letters},
  volume = {79},
  number = {26},
  pages = {5234-5237},
  month = {Dec 29},
  isbn = {0031-9007},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.5234},
  language = {eng},
}