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Z. Vager; E. P. Kanter; G. Both; P. J. Cooney; A. Faibis; W. Koenig; B. J. Zabransky; D. Zajfman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.2793

Direct Determination of the Stereochemical Structure of C $H_{4}^{+}$

Z. Vager, E. P. Kanter, G. Both, P. J. Cooney, A. Faibis, W. Koenig, B. J. Zabransky, and D. Zajfman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 2793 – Published 1 December 1986

Abstract

The use of the Coulomb-explosion technique combined with a new multiparticle detector, extremely thin targets, and low-excitation ion source has enabled a direct measurement of the complete stereo-chemistry of the C $H_{4}^{+}$ molecular ion. Preliminary analysis of the data gives a structure consistent with predictions of the Jahn-Teller-distorted ground state. We outline the techniques by which this method can be generalized to determine directly complex vibrational motions in polyatomic molecules.

Received 21 August 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.2793

Authors & Affiliations

Z. Vager, E. P. Kanter, G. Both, P. J. Cooney^*, A. Faibis^†, W. Koenig^‡, B. J. Zabransky, and D. Zajfman^§

Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439

^*Permanent address: Millersville University, Millersville, PA 17551.
^†Present address: Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
^‡Present address: Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung Darmstadt m.b.H., Darmstadt, West Germany.
^§Permanent address: Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel.