Energetic ions lose some of their kinetic energy when interacting with electrons or nuclei in
matter. Here, we discuss combined experimental and theoretical studies on such impulse …

The wide range of fullerene reaction dynamics studied under well defined single-collision
conditions is reviewed. It is shown that fullerenes have proven to be very fruitful model …

Cross sections and fragmentation mass spectra have been measured for the capture of
electrons from C 60 by slow Ar 8+ ions. Two mechanisms are identified: For large impact …

Electronic and vibronic excitations as well as fragmentation mechanisms in high energy ion
(H+, C+, Ar+) fullerene collisions are investigated within a fully microscopic approach, called …

Some of the most significant discoveries and achievements concerning the mass spectra
and gas phase ion chemistry of carbon clusters are reviewed. These include (1) …

Fragmentation of various fullerenes was studied by surface impact on highly oriented
pyrolytic graphite at collision energies E col of 150–1050 eV/molecule. The projectiles C+ …

Lifetimes of doubly charged diatomic and triatomic molecules have been measured by
monitoring the decay curves of such ions in a heavy-ion storage ring. CO 2+, N 2 2+, CO 2 …

The simplest statistical theory in which the mass spectral fragmentation pattern is governed
by the mean energy is applied to fragmentation of C60+ and C60. The results are compared …

We present measurements of projectile angular differential cross sections, d σ/d θ, and
mean projectile energy gain or loss, Δ E mean, as functions of the number s of electrons …

Photoionization of C 60 by 15 ns laser pulses at 193 and 308 nm and by ca. 100 fs pulses at
310 and 620 nm has been studied with reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The initial …