| Author(s): |
William E. Wallace III; Daniel A. Fischer; |
| Title: |
Resonant Soft X-Ray Photofragmentation of Propane |
| Published: |
July 01, 2003 |
| Abstract: |
A comparison was made between the mass spectra of propane (CH6d3^CH2CH3) for resonant soft X-ray photofragmentation and electron-impact ionization. The soft X-ray photon energy was tuned to 287.7 eV to promote Auger relaxations from the C-H bonds (1s _> C-H ς* transition). It was hypothesized that this would lead to proton loss without C-C chain fragmentation. Compared to traditional 70 eV electron-impact ionization, photoionization does bias the mass spectrum toward proton loss; however, residual vibrational energy in the room temperature propane leads to a non-trival amount of C-C bond scission. The resonant soft X-ray photofragmentation is dominated by three-carbon ions between 38 u and 40 u created by the loss of hydrogen while the electron-impact ionization is dominated by a major peak at 29 u corresponding to the two-carbon ion C2H5+. Within each envelope of three-, two-, or single-carbon ions the core-level photoionization spectrum showed a bias toward enhanced multiple hydrogen removal compared to the electron-stimulated spectrum. |
| Citation: |
Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena |
| Volume: |
130 |
| Issue: |
No. 1-3 |
| Keywords: |
mass spectrometry;photodissociation;photofragmentaton;photoionization;polyethylene;polymer;propane;soft x-ray;synchron |
| Research Areas: |
Polymers |
| PDF version: |
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