We investigate electron attachment to large ammonia clusters doped with a single benzene (Bz) molecule (NH3)N·Bz, N̄ ≈ 320. Negatively charged clusters are probed by mass spectrometry, and the energy-dependent ion yields are derived from mass spectra measured at different electron energies. The ion efficiency curves of pure ammonia clusters exhibit two maxima. At around 6 eV, (NH3)n-1NH2- ions are produced via dissociative electron attachment (DEA) to NH3 molecules. (NH3)n- ions produced at this energy are formed by DEA followed by fragment caging. At low energies around 1.3 eV, only (NH3)n- ions are formed for cluster sizes n ≥ 35 that correspond to solvated electrons in ammonia clusters. The doped (NH3)n·Bz- cluster ions exhibit essentially the same energy dependence. The (NH3)n·Bz- ions are metastable and evaporate NH3 molecule(s), while pure (NH3)n- ions are stable. The lifetime for NH3 molecule evaporation from the Bz-doped clusters was estimated as τ ≈ 18 μs. We interpret the metastability of the doped clusters by the charge localization on a Bz- ion solvated in the ammonia, which is accompanied by an energy release leading to the evaporation of NH3 molecule(s).

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