Dipolar dissociation dynamics in electron collisions with carbon monoxide
Dipayan Chakraborty,Pamir Nag,Dhananjay Nandi
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Pub Date : 11/14/2016 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C6CP05854J
Abstract

Dipolar dissociation processes in the electron collisions with carbon monoxide have been studied using time of flight (TOF) mass spectroscopy in combination with the highly differential velocity slice imaging (VSI) technique. By probing ion-pair states, both positive and/or negative ions may be detected. The ion yield curve of negative ions provides the threshold energy for the ion-pair production. On the other hand, the kinetic energy distributions and angular distributions of the fragment anion provide detailed dynamics of the dipolar dissociation process. Two ion-pair states have been identified based on angular distribution measurements using the VSI technique.

Graphical abstract: Dipolar dissociation dynamics in electron collisions with carbon monoxide