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Title: Experimental study of the reactive processes in the gas phase K{sup +}+i-C{sub 3}H{sub 7}Cl collisions: A comparison with Li and Na ions

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4804188· OSTI ID:22118500
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  1. Departament de Quimica Fisica, Institut de Quimica Teorica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Marti i Franques, 1, 08028 Barcelona (Spain)
  2. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Trento, 38123 Povo-Trento (Italy)

Reactive collisions between alkali ions (Li{sup +}, Na{sup +}, and K{sup +}) and halogenated hydrocarbon molecules have been studied recently in our research group. In this paper, we have reported on the K{sup +}+i-C{sub 3}H{sub 7}Cl system in the 0.20-14.00 eV center-of-mass energy range using a radio frequency guided-ion beam apparatus developed in our laboratory. Aiming at increasing our knowledge about this kind of reactions, we compare our latest results for K{sup +} with those obtained previously for Li{sup +} and Na{sup +}. While the reaction channels are the same in all three cases, their energy profiles, reactivity, measured reactive cross-section energy dependences, and even their reaction mechanisms, differ widely. By comparing experimentally measured reactive cross-sections as a function of the collision energy with the ab initio calculations for the different potential energy surfaces, a qualitative interpretation of the dynamics of the three reactive systems is presented in the present work.

OSTI ID:
22118500
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 138, Issue 18; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English