Fragmentation of Hydrocarbon Molecules following Ionization by 1 MeV/u C$^{5+}$ Projectiles
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Abstract
Cold Target Recoil Ion Momentum Spectroscopy (COLTRIMS) has been used to identify fragmentation channels for breakup of CH$_4$, C$_2$H$_2$, C$_2$H$_4$, C$_2$H$_6$, C$_3$H$_6$, and C$_3$H$_8$ following ionization by 1 MeV/u C$^{5+}$ projectiles. Those channels for which the molecule dissociates into at least two ion fragments are identified through an ion time-of-flight coincidence map. Relative probabilities for each of these dissociative reaction channels are then determined.