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Title: Photoionization Efficiencies of Five Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Abstract

We have measured photoionization-efficiency curves for pyrene, fluoranthene, chrysene, perylene, and coronene in the photon energy range of 7.5-10.2 eV and derived their photoionization cross-section curves in this energy range. All measurements were performed using tunable vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation generated at the Advanced Light Source synchrotron at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The VUV radiation was used for photoionization, and detection was performed using a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. We measured the photoionization efficiency of 2,5-dimethylfuran simultaneously with those of pyrene, fluoranthene, chrysene, perylene, and coronene to obtain references of the photon flux during each measurement from the known photoionization cross-section curve of 2,5-dimethylfuran.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [3];  [3]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1]
  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1365806
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1458499
Report Number(s):
SAND-2017-5881J
Journal ID: ISSN 1089-5639; 653851
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000; AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 121; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 1089-5639
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Johansson, K. Olof, Campbell, Matthew F., Elvati, Paolo, Schrader, Paul E., Zádor, Judit, Richards-Henderson, Nicole K., Wilson, Kevin R., Violi, Angela, and Michelsen, Hope A. Photoionization Efficiencies of Five Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.7b02991.
Johansson, K. Olof, Campbell, Matthew F., Elvati, Paolo, Schrader, Paul E., Zádor, Judit, Richards-Henderson, Nicole K., Wilson, Kevin R., Violi, Angela, & Michelsen, Hope A. Photoionization Efficiencies of Five Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.7b02991
Johansson, K. Olof, Campbell, Matthew F., Elvati, Paolo, Schrader, Paul E., Zádor, Judit, Richards-Henderson, Nicole K., Wilson, Kevin R., Violi, Angela, and Michelsen, Hope A. 2017. "Photoionization Efficiencies of Five Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.7b02991. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1365806.
@article{osti_1365806,
title = {Photoionization Efficiencies of Five Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons},
author = {Johansson, K. Olof and Campbell, Matthew F. and Elvati, Paolo and Schrader, Paul E. and Zádor, Judit and Richards-Henderson, Nicole K. and Wilson, Kevin R. and Violi, Angela and Michelsen, Hope A.},
abstractNote = {We have measured photoionization-efficiency curves for pyrene, fluoranthene, chrysene, perylene, and coronene in the photon energy range of 7.5-10.2 eV and derived their photoionization cross-section curves in this energy range. All measurements were performed using tunable vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation generated at the Advanced Light Source synchrotron at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The VUV radiation was used for photoionization, and detection was performed using a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. We measured the photoionization efficiency of 2,5-dimethylfuran simultaneously with those of pyrene, fluoranthene, chrysene, perylene, and coronene to obtain references of the photon flux during each measurement from the known photoionization cross-section curve of 2,5-dimethylfuran.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpca.7b02991},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1365806}, journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory},
issn = {1089-5639},
number = 23,
volume = 121,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Thu May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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