Absolute cross sections for dissociative electron attachment to acetylene and diacetylene
- May, Olivier Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Fedor, Juraj Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Ibănescu, Bogdan C. Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Allan, Michael Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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14.04.2008
Published in:
- Physical Review A. - 2008, vol. 77, no. 4, p. 040701
English
Absolute cross sections for the production of the two astronomy-relevant negative ions H−C≡C⁻ and H−C≡C−C≡C⁻ by dissociative electron attachment to acetylene C₂H₂ and diacetylene C₄H₂ were measured (with a ±25% error bar). Acetylene yielded the C₂H⁻ ion at an electron energy of 2.95 eV with a cross section of 3.6±0.9 pm² and also the C₂⁻ ion at 8.1 eV with a cross section of 4.1±1 pm². Diacetylene yielded the C₄H⁻ ion at 2.5 eV with a cross section of 3.0±0.8 pm² and at 5.25 eVwith a cross section of 73±17 pm². Weaker C ₄⁻ C₂H⁻, and C₂⁻ signals were also observed from diacetylene. The identity of the negative ion resonances mediating the dissociation and the consequences for the production of these ions in discharges are discussed. An alternate path for C₄H⁻ formation, from the O⁻-C₄H₂ ion-molecule reaction, was also observed.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Département de Chimie
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Chemistry
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- RERO DOC 9734
- DOI 10.1103/PhysRevA.77.040701
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/300911
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