Abstract
Photoionisation and photofragmentation of endohedral fullerenes are studied by exposure of an effusive molecular beam consisting of Li@C60 molecules to pulsed 193 nm UV laser light. Under both low and high fluence conditions, Li@C60 + ions are detected by use of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. A fragmentation-free signal of the endohedral species could be detected at very low fluences. At high fluences, C2 fragmentation from Li@C60 + to give Li@C58 + is observed; however, fragmentation in the neutral channel appears to dominate.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 173-179 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 323 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 9 Jun 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Financial support by the Swedish Natural Sciences Research Council (NFR) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Russian–Swedish exchange programme is gratefully acknowledged.