Mass-Spectrometric Study of the Laser-Induced Vaporization of Compounds of Bismuth with the Elements of Group VIa

Abstract
The laser mass‐spectrometer combination has been used to study the vapor species emanating from various binary, ternary, and quarternary compounds of bismuth with the elements of the VIa group. It has been postulated that some of the species present in the laser‐produced vapor can be correlated with the short‐range‐order features of the condensed phase. Molecular configurations of some complex species are discussed.