Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1194840 | International Journal of Mass Spectrometry | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The elimination of H2+ from alkyl iodides under strong (up to 5 Ã 1015 W cmâ2) laser irradiation is studied by means of time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The study has been performed by using 60 fs (λ = 800 nm) and 35 ps (λ = 1064, 532, 355 and 266 nm) laser pulses. It is concluded that the H2+ ions are ejected from ionic states via Coulomb explosion processes. The molecular rearrangement leading to H2+ formation is attributed to a tunneling process through a H transfer barrier. For the case of methyl iodide, about 10% of the doubly charged parent ions undergo molecular rearrangement. From a comparison of the H2+/H+ ion yield ratio of the studied molecules, it turns out that the H2+ formation from H atoms bonded to a terminal carbon atom is more efficient than that arising from H atoms bonded to central C atoms of the molecular chain.
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Authors
C. Kosmidis, S. Kaziannis, P. Siozos, A. Lyras, L. Robson, K.W.D. Ledingham, P. McKenna, D.A. Jaroszynski,