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Threshold behavior for collision-induced dissociation

Journal Article · · ACS Symp. Ser.; (United States)

A fundamental collisional process at elevated energies is the dissociation of a molecule into two or more fragments via a collision with a third body. This so called collision-induced dissociation (CID) has been observed extensively in ion-molecule reactions and, in more recent years, between neutral species. CID of the alkali and thallium halides to ion pairs has been studied for the last few years, and the threshold behavior for the process has been determined. Typical reactions observed are M + CsCl ..-->.. M + Cs/sup +/ + Cl/sup -/ ..-->.. CsM/sup +/ + Cl/sup -/ for the monomer, and M + Cs/sub 2/Cl/sub 2/ ..-->.. M + Cs/sub 2/Cl/sup +/ + Cl/sup -/ ..-->.. M + Cs/sup +/ + CsCl/sub 2//sup -/ for the dimer.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
OSTI ID:
6681521
Journal Information:
ACS Symp. Ser.; (United States), Journal Name: ACS Symp. Ser.; (United States) Vol. 56; ISSN ACSMC
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English