Fragment kinetic energy distributions in ion induced CO2 fragmentation

Abstract

The dissociation of CO3+2 formed in heavy ion induced ionization of CO2 has been studied using the technique of time of flight mass spectroscopy with position sensitive ion detector, with 5 MeV/u Si12+ ions as projectiles. The kinetic energy released in the CO 3+2→ C+ + O+ + O+ is measured and compared to theoretical ab initio calculations as well as photoionization results. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.