Breakdown curves of carbon-based molecules for astrochemistry. (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chabot, M; Béroff, K; Gratier, P; Jallat, A; Wakelam, V; Sanchez, J P; Aguirre, N; Diaz-Tendero, S; Alcami, M; Martin, F; Hervieux, P A
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Number 635(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/635/3/032107
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Synopsis: Breakdown curves (BDC), which are energy dependent fragmentation branching ratios, constitute a kind of "identity card" of an excited molecule or cluster. We developed a method for constructing semi-empirical BDC, based on fragmentation measurements and structural known quantities of the considered species. Calculations of BDC have been performed within the statistical M3C theory. We will present a comparison of the two methods for some species and discuss application of these results to astrochemistry.