Ionization and fragmentation of isomeric van der Waals complexes embedded in helium nanodroplets

• Published in: The Journal of chemical physics Vol. 129; no. 20; pp. 201101 - 201101-4
• Main Authors: Lewis, William K., Lindsay, C. Michael, Miller, Roger E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Institute of Physics 28.11.2008
• Subjects: Acetylene - analogs & derivatives; Acetylene - chemistry; Electron Transport; Helium - chemistry; Hydrogen Cyanide - chemistry; Isomerism; Mass Spectrometry; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nitriles - chemistry

The ionization and charge transfer processes, which occur when a doped helium droplet undergoes electron impact, are studied for droplets doped with van der Waals complexes with various structures and electrostatic moments. The mass spectra of the two isomers of hydrogen cyanide complexed with eithe...