Zettergren H, Rousseau P, Wang Y, Seitz F, Chen T, Gatchell M, Alexander JD, Stockett MH, Rangama J, Chesnel JY, Capron M, Poully JC, Domaracka A, Méry A, Maclot S, Schmidt HT, Adoui L, Alcamí M, Tielens AGGM, Martín F, Huber BA, Cederquist H. Formations of dumbbell C118 and C119 inside clusters of C60 molecules by collision with α particles.
Phys Rev Lett 2013;
110:185501. [PMID:
23683214 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.110.185501]
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Abstract
We report highly selective covalent bond modifications in collisions between keV alpha particles and van der Waals clusters of C(60) fullerenes. Surprisingly, C(119)(+) and C(118)(+) are the dominant molecular fusion products. We use molecular dynamics simulations to show that C(59)(+) and C(58)(+) ions--effectively produced in prompt knockout processes with He(2+)--react rapidly with C(60) to form dumbbell C(119)(+) and C(118)(+). Ion impact on molecular clusters in general is expected to lead to efficient secondary reactions of interest for astrophysics. These reactions are different from those induced by photons.
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