Highly Charged Ion -- Molecule Collisions: a probe and a tool for studying complex systems
Abstract
It has already been demonstrated that collision with low energy Highly Charged Ions (HCI) provide a soft and efficient way to study the stability of complex systems. Indeed, such ions are known to remove electrons at large impact parameters resulting in a fast and gentle ionisation. We will present at this conference the different applications of these ions as: - they can be used to enlighten collision mechanisms viacompleteexperiments on fragmentation dynamics of small molecules; - they can act as a probe of the stability of the resulting charged species. We will illustrate this feature in the case of molecular clusters (for example in the case of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons); - they can also be used, in a less conventional way, as a tool to form new bonds and induce the formation of even more complex molecules. Perspectives of this work will be discussed at the conference.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- May 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011APS..DMP.T1003A