State selective fragmentation of doubly ionized sulphur dioxide.
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SUBMITTER: Jarraya M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8384974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
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State selective fragmentation of doubly ionized sulphur dioxide.
Jarraya M M Wallner M M Nyman G G Yaghlane S Ben SB Hochlaf M M Eland J H D JHD Feifel R R
Scientific reports 20210824 1
Using multi-electron-ion coincidence measurements combined with high level calculations, we show that double ionisation of SO<sub>2</sub> at 40.81 eV can be state selective. It leads to high energy products, in good yield, via a newly identified mechanism, which is likely to apply widely to multiple ionisation by almost all impact processes. ...[more]
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