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Bond Rearrangement Following Collisions Between Fast Ions and Ammonia or Methane

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3119996· OSTI ID:21289507
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  1. Department of Physics, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197 (United States)
  2. J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-2604 (United States)
The production of H{sub 2}{sup +} and H{sub 3}{sup +} fragments upon dissociation of ammonia and methane molecules following collisions with fast ions involves rearrangements of the molecular bonds. By examining the relative probabilities for bond rearrangement in collisions between 1 MeV/amu F{sup 7+} ions or 4 MeV protons and NH{sub 3}, ND{sub 3}, CH{sub 4}, and CD{sub 4}, we are able to investigate the rearrangement process as a function of the initial target geometry and search for isotopic effects that could give clues about the rearrangement mechanism. Technical aspects of the experiment due to the use of the heavier isotopes or the highly-charged projectiles are also discussed.
OSTI ID:
21289507
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1099; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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