title: Dissociative double photoionization of benzene molecules in the 26-33 eV energy range.
abstract: A time-of-flight mass spectrometer with a position sensitive ion detector was used to study the dissociative double ionization of benzene by UV synchrotron radiation. The threshold energy for the main dissociative processes, leading to CH(3)(+) + C(5)H(3)(+), C(2)H(3)(+) + C(4)H(3)(+) and C(2)H(2)(+) + C(4)H(4)(+) ion pairs were characterized by exploiting a photoelectron-photoion-photoion-coincidence technique, giving 27.8 ± 0.1, 29.5 ± 0.1, and 30.2 ± 0.1 eV, respectively. The first reaction also proceeds via the formation of a metastable C(6)H(6)(2+) dication. The translational kinetic energy of the ionic products was evaluated by measuring the position of ions arriving to the detector. Theoretical calculations of the energy and structure of dissociation product ions were performed to provide further information on the dynamics of the charge separation reactions following the photoionization event.
authors: IOM CNR Laboratorio TASC, I-34012 Trieste, Italy.
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Alagia
authors: Pietro
authors: P
authors: Candori
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Falcinelli
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Pirani
authors: Maria S Pedrosa
authors: MS
authors: Mundim
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Richter
authors: Marzio
authors: M
authors: Rosi
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Stranges
authors: Franco
authors: F
authors: Vecchiocattivi