Mass Spectrometric Studies of Ionic Intermediates in the Alpha-Particle Radiolysis of Ethylene
- 1 April 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 32 (4), 1128-1131
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1730861
Abstract
Two techniques were used for the elucidation of ion‐molecule reaction mechanisms in the alpha radiolysis of C2H4 in the new alpha‐particle mass spectrometer. The corresponding variations in the percent of primary, secondary, and tertiary ions over a tenfold pressure range (to 0.1 mm) were used to postulate the reaction mechanisms. Mixtures of the C2 hydrocarbons were employed to increase the relative concentrations of a specific reactant ion, thus independently confirming the postulated mechanisms. Polymeric ions as large as C5H9+ were observed. Conclusions as to reaction mechanisms drawn from this study are compared to those drawn from the appearance potential technique used in the electron impact studies. Values of the rate constants are also compared for several secondary reactions.Keywords
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