Imiging molecular dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to polyatomic molecules: ammonia, methane, and methanol

ORAL

Abstract

Momentum imaging experiment is performed to study molecular dynamics of dissociative electron attachment(DEA) to the ammonia, methane, and methanol molecules for their well known resonances. The momentum spheres of the negative ion fragments, H$^{-}$,NH$^{-}$,NH2$^{-}$ from ammonia, H$^{-}$,CH$^{-}$,CH2$^{-}$ from methane, H$^{-}$,O$^{-}$,CH3O$^{-}$ from methanol, show unique angular distribution in their respective resonances, indicating each resonance involves different molecular dynamics.

*U.S. Department of Energy OBES, Division of Chemical Science

Authors

  • Hidehito Adaniya

    • Lawrence Berkeley Lab
  • Daniel Slaughter

    • Lawrence Berkeley Lab
  • Th. Weber

    • Lawrence Berkeley Lab
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Ali Belkacem

    • Lawrence Berkeley Lab
    • Lawrence Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences, Berkeley, California USA