Methanol Negative Ion Fragmentation Probed in Electron Transfer Experiments.

In this contribution, we report a novel comprehensive investigation on negative ion formation from electron transfer processes mediated by neutral potassium atom collisions with neutral methanol molecules employing experimental and theoretical methodologies. Methanol collision-induced fragmentation yielding anion formation has been obtained by time-of-flight mass spectrometry in the wide energy range of 19 to 275 eV in the lab frame. The negative ions formed in such a collision process have been assigned to CHO, OH, and O, with a strong energy dependence especially at lower collision energies.

Absolute Photoabsorption Cross-Sections of Methanol for Terrestrial and Astrophysical Relevance.

We investigate the methanol absorption spectrum in the range 5.5-10.8 eV to provide accurate and absolute cross-sections values.

The Role of Electron Transfer in the Fragmentation of Phenyl and Cyclohexyl Boronic Acids.

In this study, novel measurements of negative ion formation in neutral potassium-neutral boronic acid collisions are reported in electron transfer experiments. The fragmentation pattern of phenylboronic acid is comprehensively investigated for a wide range of collision energies, i.e.