Author/Authors :
Liu، نويسنده , , Y. and Cannon، نويسنده , , M. and Suess، نويسنده , , L. and Dunning، نويسنده , , F.B. and Chernov، نويسنده , , V.E. and Zon، نويسنده , , B.A.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Charge transfer in collisions between dipole-bound CH3CN− negative ions and the polar target CH3NO2 is examined using a Penning ion trap. A long-lived CH 3 NO 2 - ion signal is observed. It is argued that this results from creation of dipole-bound CH 3 NO 2 - ions that rapidly evolve into longer-lived ions that have predominantly valence-bound character. The charge transfer cross section is sizable, ∼1.4 × 10−12 cm2, but is consistent with a simplified near-resonant charge exchange model.
