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- Vigren, E., et al.
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Collision-induced dissociation of ∼2-MeV O+3 and N+3 ions
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In: Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. - 1050-2947 .- 1094-1622. ; 87:5
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- We present a study into the collision-induced dissociation (possibly including electron stripping) of O-3(+) and N-3(+) with rest gas molecules (predominantly H-2) in the heavy-ion storage ring CRYRING. The projectile ions had kinetic energies of 1.96 MeV (O-3(+)) and 2.25 MeV (N-3(+)) and from the experimental data we could derive the relative importance of the channels that produce at least one neutral product fragment. The dominant type of fragmentation for both ions involves the production of a single neutral fragment, namely an individual atom. We also find pronounced dissimilarities when comparing the O-3(+) and N-3(+) results, which we link to the stronger chemical bonds in the nitrogen system.
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- Geppert, W. D., et al.
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Dissociative recombination of CD3OD2
- 2005
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In: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. - 1743-9213 .- 1743-9221. ; 1, s. 117-124
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The branching ratios of the different reaction pathways and the overall rate of the dissociative recombination of CD3OD2 + were measured at the CRYRING storage ring located at the Manne Siegbahn Laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden. A preliminary analysis of the data yielded that formation of methanol accounts for only 6±2% of the total reaction rate. Largely, dissociative recombination of CD3OD 2 + involves fragmentation of the C-O bond, the major process being the three-body break-up forming CD3, OD and D (branching ratio 0.59). A non-negligible formation of interstellar methanol by the previously proposed mechanism is therefore very unlikely.
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- Geppert, W.D., et al.
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Dissociative recombination of protonated methanol
- 2006
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In: Faraday discussions. - Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1359-6640 .- 1364-5498. ; 133, s. 177-190
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The branching ratios of the different reaction pathways and the overall rate coefficients of the dissociative recombination reactions of CH3OH2+ and CD3OD2+ have been measured at the CRYRING storage ring located in Stockholm, Sweden. Analysis of the data yielded the result that formation of methanol or deuterated methanol accounted for only 3 and 6% of the total rate in CH3OH2+ and CD3OD2+, respectively. Dissociative recombination of both isotopomeres mainly involves fragmentation of the C - O bond, the major process being the three-body break-up forming CH3, OH and H (CD3, OD and D). The overall cross sections are best fitted by sigma = 1.2 +/- 0.1 x 10(-15) E-1.15 +/- 0.02 cm(2) and sigma = 9.6 +/- 0.9 x 10(-16) E-1.20 +/- 0.02 cm(2) for CH3OH2+ and CD3OD2+, respectively. From these values thermal reaction rate coefficients of k(T) = 8.9 +/- 0.9 x 10(-7) (T/300) (- 0.59 +/- 0.02) cm(3) s(-1) (CH3OH2+) and k( T) = 9.1 +/- 0.9 x 10(-7) (T/ 300) (- 0.63 +/- 0.02) cm(3) s(-1)(CD3OD2+) can be calculated. A non-negligible formation of interstellar methanol by the previously proposed mechanism via radiative association of CH3+ and H2O and subsequent dissociative recombination of the resulting CH3OH2+ ion to yield methanol and hydrogen atoms is therefore very unlikely.
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- Zhaunerchyk, V., et al.
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Dissociative recombination study of N-3(+) : Cross section and branching fraction measurements
- 2007
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In: Journal of Chemical Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-9606 .- 1089-7690. ; 127:1, s. 014305-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report an investigation into the dissociative recombination of the azide radical cation, N-3(+). The reaction rate constant has been measured to be 6.47x10(-7) cm(3) s(-1) at room temperature. This value is smaller than those reported earlier for the ion-electron neutralization of N-3(+) at nitrogen atmospheric pressure. A strong propensity to dissociate through the N-2+N channel has been observed.
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- Geppert, W. D., et al.
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Formation of biomolecule precursors in space
- 2007
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In: Journal of Physics, Conference Series. - : IOP Publishing. - 1742-6588 .- 1742-6596. ; 88:1, s. 012068-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Alcohols and nitriles not only play an important role as templates for synthesis of larger molecules in the interstellar medium and planetary atmospheres, but they can also be regarded as precursors for biomolecules. Alcohols can form carbohydrates through reaction with HCO and nitriles can be hydrolysed to amino acids in aqueous solutions, which is the final step of the well-known Strecker synthesis. Therefore the question of the pathways of formation of alcohols and nitriles and the efficiency and the product distribution of their subsequent degradation reactions in the above-mentioned astrophysical environments is of great interest. In both processes dissociative recombination reactions of protonated nitriles and alcohols may play a major role and are included in models of interstellar clouds and planetary atmospheres. However, the reaction rate coefficients and product branching ratios for the majority of these processes are so far still unknown, which adversely affects the quality of predictions of model calculations. In this Contribution, we therefore present branching ratios and rate constants of the dissociative recombination of protonated methanol (CH3OH 2), as well as protonated acetonitrile (CH3CNH +), acrylonitrile (C2H3CNH+) and cyanoacetylene (HC3NH+). The impact of the obtained new data on model calculations of abundances of important interstellar molecules in dark clouds is discussed.
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