The Onset of Coulomb Explosions in Polyatomic Molecules
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1999
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With the development of high intensity femtosecond lasers, the ionisation and dissociation dynamics of molecules has become an area of considerable interest. Using the technique of femtosecond laser mass spectrometry (FLMS), the molecules carbon disulphide, pyrimidine, toluene, cyclohexanone and benzaldehyde are studied with pulse widths of 50 fs in the near infrared (IR) wavelength region (790 nm). Results are presented and contrasted for laser beam intensities around 1015 and 1016W cm-2. For the lower intensities, the mass spectra yield dominant singly charged parent ions. Additionally, the appearance of doubly charged parent ions is evident for carbon disulphide, toluene and benzaldehyde with envelopes of doubly charged satellite species existing in these local regions. Carbon disulphide also reveals a small triply charged component. Such atomic-like features are thought to be a strong fingerprint of FLMS at these intensities. However, upon increasing the laser intensity to ~1016 W cm-2, parent ion dominance decreases and the appearance of multiply charged atomic species occurs, particularly carbon. This phenomenon has been attributed to Coulomb explosions in which the fast absorption of many photons may produce transient highly ionised parent species which can subsequently blow apart.
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Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
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Smith, D.J., Ledingham, K. W. D., Singhal, R. P., McCanny, T., Graham, P., Kilic, H. S., Tzallas, P., Kosmidis, C., Langley, A. J., Taday, P. F., (1999). The Onset of Coulomb Explosions in Polyatomic Molecules. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, (13), 1366-1373.
