Energetic ions lose some of their kinetic energy when interacting with electrons or nuclei in
matter. Here, we discuss combined experimental and theoretical studies on such impulse …

Understanding the energy it takes to build or break chemical bonds is essential for scientists
and engineers in a wide range of innovative fields, including catalysis, nanomaterials …

Fullerenes have recently been detected in various circumstellar and interstellar
environments, raising the question of their formation pathway. It has been proposed that they …

We present a thorough analysis of symmetry breaking observed in Hartree–Fock (HF)
solutions of the C60, C36, and C20 fullerenes in order to characterize the nature of electron …

The composition and carbon nanostructure of soot are important parameters influencing
health and climate effects, and the efficacy of soot mitigation technologies. We used laser …

The phenomenon of power law decays in molecular beams is reviewed. The transition from
a canonical to a microcanonical description of the decay is analyzed, and the appearance of …

The sequential absorption of multiple infrared (IR) photons by isolated gas-phase species
can lead to their dissociation and/or ionization. Using the newly constructed “Free-Electron …

The geometric structures and reaction dynamics of clusters of carbon fullerene molecules
are reviewed. The topics on structure cover the elementary building blocks, the interatomic …

We have measured the kinetic energy released in the unimolecular dissociation of fullerene
ions, C n+→ C n− 2++ C 2, for sizes 42⩽ n⩽ 90. A three-sector-field mass spectrometer …

A new experimental approach has been investigated to measure directly the internal energy
of fragmented C 60. Doubly charged C 60 2+* prepared in collisions H++ C 60→ H-+ C 60 …