The reaction of C5N− with acetylene as a possible intermediate step to produce large anions in Titan's ionosphere

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7CP06302D" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7CP06302D</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7CP06302D" target="_blank" >10.1039/C7CP06302D</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The reaction of C5N− with acetylene as a possible intermediate step to produce large anions in Titan's ionosphere

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

A theoretical and experimental investigation of the reaction C5N− + C2H2 has been carried out. This reaction is of astrophysical interest since the growth mechanism of large anions that have been detected in Titan's upper atmosphere by the Cassini plasma spectrometer are still largely unknown. The experimental studies have been performed using a tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer which allows identification of the different reaction channels and assessment of their reaction thresholds. Results of these investigations were compared with the predictions of ab initio calculations, which identified possible pathways leading to the observed products and their thermodynamical properties. These computations yielded that the majority of these products are only accessible via energy barriers situated more than 1 eV above the reactant energies. In many cases, the thresholds predicted by the ab initio calculations are in good agreement with the experimentally observed ones. For example, the chain elongation reaction leading to C7N−, although being slightly exoergic, possesses an energy barrier of 1.91 eV. Therefore, the title reaction can be regarded to be somewhat unlikely to be responsible for the formation of large anions in cold environments such as interstellar medium or planetary ionospheres.n

Název v anglickém jazyce

The reaction of C5N− with acetylene as a possible intermediate step to produce large anions in Titan's ionosphere

Popis výsledku anglicky

A theoretical and experimental investigation of the reaction C5N− + C2H2 has been carried out. This reaction is of astrophysical interest since the growth mechanism of large anions that have been detected in Titan's upper atmosphere by the Cassini plasma spectrometer are still largely unknown. The experimental studies have been performed using a tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer which allows identification of the different reaction channels and assessment of their reaction thresholds. Results of these investigations were compared with the predictions of ab initio calculations, which identified possible pathways leading to the observed products and their thermodynamical properties. These computations yielded that the majority of these products are only accessible via energy barriers situated more than 1 eV above the reactant energies. In many cases, the thresholds predicted by the ab initio calculations are in good agreement with the experimentally observed ones. For example, the chain elongation reaction leading to C7N−, although being slightly exoergic, possesses an energy barrier of 1.91 eV. Therefore, the title reaction can be regarded to be somewhat unlikely to be responsible for the formation of large anions in cold environments such as interstellar medium or planetary ionospheres.n

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10403 - Physical chemistry

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

ISSN

1463-9076

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

20

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

5377-5388

Kód UT WoS článku

000427085400005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85042610688