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- Hamberg, Mathias, et al.
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Experimental Studies of (HCO+)-C-13 Recombining with Electrons at Energies between 2-50 000 meV
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1089-5639 .- 1520-5215. ; 118:31, s. 6034-6049
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- An investigation into the dissociative recombination process for (HCO+)-C-13 using merged ion-electron beam methods has been performed at the heavy ion storage ring CRYRING, Stockholm, Sweden. We have measured the branching fractions of the different product channels at similar to 0 eV collision energy to be the following: CO + H 87 +/- 2%, OH + C 9 +/- 2%, and O + CH 4 +/- 2%. The formation of electronically excited CO in the dominant reaction channel has also been studied, and we report the following tentative branching fractions for the different CO product electronic states: CO(X (1)Sigma(+)) + H, 54 +/- 10%; CO(a (3)Pi) + H, 23 +/- 4%; and CO(a' (3)Sigma(+)) + H, 23 +/- 4%. The absolute cross section between similar to 2-50 000 meV was measured and showed resonance structures between 3 and 15 eV. The cross section was fitted in the energy range relevant to astrophysics, i.e., between 1 and 300 meV, and was found to follow the expression sigma = 1.3 +/- 0.3 X 10(-16) E-1.29 +/- 0.05 cm(2) and the corresponding thermal rate constant was determined to be k(T) = 2.0 +/- 0.4 X 10(-7)(T/300)(-0.79 +/- 0.05) cm(3) s(-1). Radioastronomical observations with the IRAM 30 m telescope of HCO+ toward the Red Rectangle yielded an upper column density limit of 4 X 10(11) cm(-2) of HCO+ at the 1 sigma level in that object, indicating that previous claims that the dissociative recombination of HCO+ plays an important role in the production of excited CO molecules emitting the observed Cameron bands in that object are not supported.
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- Hamberg, Mathias, et al.
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Experimental studies of the dissociative recombination for CD3CDOD+ and CH3CH2OH2
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aims: Determination of branching fractions, cross sections and thermal rate constants for the dissociative recombination of CD3CDOD+ and CH3CH2OH2+ at the low relative kinetic energies encountered in the interstellar medium. Methods: The experiments were carried out by merging an ion and electron beam at the heavy ion storage ring CRYRING, Stockholm, Sweden. Results: Break-up of the CCO structure into three heavy fragments is not found for either of the ions. Instead the CCO structure is retained in 23 ± 3% of the DR reactions of CD3CDOD+ and 7 ± 3% in the DR of CH3CH2OH2+, whereas rupture into two heavy fragments occurs in 77 ± 3% and 93 ± 3% of the DR events of the respective ions. The measured cross sections were fitted between 1-200 meV yielding the following thermal rate constants and cross-section dependencies on the relative kinetic energy: σ(Ecm[eV]) = 1.7 ± 0.3 × 10−15(Ecm[eV])−1.23±0.02 cm2 and k(T) = 1.9 ± 0.4 × 10−6(T/300)−0.73±0.02 cm3s−1 for CH3CH2OH2+ as well as k(T) = 1.1 ± 0.4 × 10−6(T/300)−0.74±0.05 cm3s−1 and σ(Ecm[eV]) = 9.2 ± 4 × 10−16(Ecm[eV])−1.24±0.05 cm2 for CD3CDOD+.
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- Hamberg, Mathias, et al.
(författare)
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Experimental studies on the dissociative recombination of H13CO+ with electrons at energies between 2 – 50 000 meV
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Determination of dissociative recombination processes of H13CO+ using merged ion-electron beam methods has been performed at the heavy storage ring CRYRING, Stockholm, Sweden. We have measured the branching fractions at ~0 eV as: CO+H 87±2%, OH+C 9±2% and O+CH 4±2%. The channels leading to CO+H have the following branching fractions between the accessible electronic states of CO(X1S+)+H 46±3%, CO(a3Pg)+H 20±1% and CO(a’3S+)+H 34±3% respectively. The reaction cross section was fitted between 1-300 meV and followed the expression σ = 1.2±0.25×10-16 E-1.32±0.02 cm2 and the corresponding thermal rate constant was determined to k(T) = 2.0±0.4×10−7(T/300)−0.82±0.02 cm3s−1. The cross sections between ~2-50 000 meV were investigated showing resonant structures between 3-15 eV.
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- Reinhed, Peter, et al.
(författare)
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Cryogenic keV ion-beam storage in ConeTrap - a tool for ion-temperature control
- 2010
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Ingår i: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A. - : Elsevier B.V.. - 0168-9002 .- 1872-9576. ; 621:1-3, s. 83-90
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have tested the ion-storage capabilities of the compact triple-electrode electrostatic ion-beam trap, ConeTrap, down to cryogenic temperatures. The low-temperature operation of this electrostatic storage device is an important test for the double electrostatic ion-ring experiment, DESIREE, which is presently under construction at Stockholm University. In the present work we measured the pressure dependent storage lifetimes of 2.5 keV He+ and 2.8 keV Ar+ ion beams in ConeTrap at temperatures down to 28 K and pressures down to 1.3·10-10 mbar. The so far longest measured ion storage lifetime using this system is 21.5±3.8 s for Ar+ ions. The present combination of ConeTrap and the cryogenic experimental chamber was recently applied in the first black-body correction-free measurement of the lifetime of the metastable He- ion at 10 K [Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 213002(2009)].
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- Reinhed, Peter, et al.
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Precision lifetime measurements of He- in a cryogenic electrostatic ion-beam trap
- 2009
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Ingår i: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 103:21, s. 213002-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have developed a small purely electrostatic ion-beam trap which may be operated in thermal equilibrium at precisely controlled temperatures down to 10 K. Thus, we avoid magnetic field induced mixing of quantum states and may effectively eliminate any influence from absorption of photons from black-body radiation. We report the first correction free measurements of the lifetimes of the 1s2s2p 4PoJ state of 4He- and the high precision result 359.0±0.7 μs for the J=5/2 level. The lifetimes for the J=3/2 and J=1/2 levels are determined to be 12.3±0.5 and 7.8±1.0 μs, respectively.
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- Thomas, Richard D., et al.
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Dissociative Recombination of CH4
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1089-5639 .- 1520-5215. ; 117:39, s. 9999-10005
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- CH4+ is an important molecular ion in the astrochemistry of diffuse clouds, dense clouds, cometary comae, and planetary ionospheres However, the rate of one of the common destruction mechanisms for molecular ions in these regions, dissociative recombination (DR), is somewhat uncertain. Here, we present absolute measurements for the DR of CH4+ made using the heavy ion storage ring CRYRING hi Stockholm, Sweden. From our collision energy dependent cross sections, we infer a thermal rate constant of k(T-e) = 1.71(+/- 0.02) X 10(-6)(T-e/300)(-0.66(+/- 0.02)) cm(3) s(-1) over the region of electron temperatures 10 <= T-e <= 1000 K. At low collision energies, we have measured the branching fractions of the DR products to be CH4 (0.00 +/- 0.00); CH3 + H (0.18 +/- 0.03); CH2 + 2H (0.51 +/- 0.03); CH2 + H-2 (0.06 +/- 0.01); CH + H-2 + H (0.23 +/- 0.01); and CH + 2H(2) (0.02 +/- 0.01), indicating that two or more C-H bonds are broken in similar to 80% of all collisions.
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- Vigren, Erik, et al.
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Dissociative Recombination of Protonated Formic Acid : Implications for Molecular Cloud and Cometary Chemistry
- 2010
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 709:2, s. 1429-1434
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- At the heavy ion storage ring CRYRING in Stockholm, Sweden, we have investigated the dissociative recombination of DCOOD2+ at low relative kinetic energies, from similar to 1 meV to 1 eV. The thermal rate coefficient has been found to follow the expression k(T) = 8.43 x 10(-7) (T/300)(-0.78) cm(3) s(-1) for electron temperatures, T, ranging from similar to 10 to similar to 1000 K. The branching fractions of the reaction have been studied at similar to 2 meV relative kinetic energy. It has been found that similar to 87% of the reactions involve breaking a bond between heavy atoms. In only 13% of the reactions do the heavy atoms remain in the same product fragment. This puts limits on the gas-phase production of formic acid, observed in both molecular clouds and cometary comae. Using the experimental results in chemical models of the dark cloud, TMC-1, and using the latest release of the UMIST Database for Astrochemistry improves the agreement with observations for the abundance of formic acid. Our results also strengthen the assumption that formic acid is a component of cometary ices.
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- Vigren, Erik, et al.
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Dissociative Recombination of Protonated Propionitrile, CH3CH2CNH+ : Implications for Titan's Upper Atmosphere
- 2010
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 722:1, s. 847-850
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The dissociative recombination of protonated propionitrile, CH3CH2CNH+, has been investigated at the heavy ion storage ring, CRYRING, at the Manne Siegbahn Laboratory, Stockholm University, Sweden. The thermal rate coefficient has been deduced to follow k(T) = (1.5 ± 0.2) × 10–6 (T/300)–0.76 ± 0.02 cm3 s–1 for electron temperatures ranging from ~10 to ~1000 K. Measurements of the branching fractions were performed at ~0 eV relative kinetic energy. It has been found that in 43% ± 2% of the reactions the four heavy atoms remain in the same product fragment. An equal portion of the reactions leads to products where one of the heavy atoms is split off from the other three and 14% ± 1% result in a breakup into two heavy fragments containing two heavy atoms each. We discuss the significance of the data to Titan's upper atmosphere.
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- Vigren, Erik, et al.
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Dissociative recombination of the acetaldehyde cation, CH3CHO
- 2010
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 12:37, s. 11670-11673
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The dissociative recombination of the acetaldehyde cation, CH3CHO+, has been investigated at the heavy ion storage ring CRYRING at the Manne Siegbahn Laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden. The dependence of the absolute cross section of the reaction on the relative kinetic energy has been determined and a thermal rate coefficient of k(T) = (1.5 +/- 0.2) x 10(-6) (T/300)(-0.70 +/- 0.02) cm(3) s(-1) has been deduced, which is valid for electron temperatures between similar to 10 and 1000 K. The branching fractions of the reaction were studied at similar to 0 eV relative kinetic energy and we found that breaking one of the bonds between two of the heavy atoms occurs in 72 +/- 2% of the reactions. In the remaining events the three heavy atoms stay in the same product fragment. While the branching fractions are fairly similar to the results from an earlier investigation into the dissociative recombination of the fully deuterated acetaldehyde cation, CD3CDO+, the thermal rate coefficient is somewhat larger for CH3CHO+. Astrochemical implications of the results are discussed.
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- Zhaunerchyk, Vitali, et al.
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Investigation into the vibrational yield of OH products in the OH plus H plus H channel arising from the dissociative recombination of H3O
- 2009
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-9606 .- 1089-7690. ; 130:21, s. 214302-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The vibrational population of the hydroxyl radical, OH, formed in the OH+H+H channel arising from the dissociative recombination of the hydronium ion, H3O+, has been investigated at the storage ring CRYRING using a position-sensitive imaging detector. Analysis shows that the OH fragments are predominantly produced in the v=0 and v=1 states with almost equal probabilities. This observation is in disagreement with earlier FALP experiments, which reported OH(v=0) as the dominant product. Possible explanations for this difference are discussed.
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