Electron-impact ionization of the simple alcohols

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1756-1760

  Rejoub, R ^a   Morton, C D ^a,b   Lindsay, B G ^a   Stebbings, R F ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON GUNS; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; MOLECULES; POSITIVE IONS;

ELECTRON IMPACT IONIZATION; PARTIAL CROSS SECTION; POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTOR; PROPANOL; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER; TOTAL CROSS SECTION;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 0037460290     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1531631     Document Type: Article

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