Electron-induced Chemistry: Preliminary Comparative Studies of Hydrogen Production from Water, Methanol and Diethyl Ether

Demian Marchione; Martin R. S. McCoustra

doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00032

Electron-induced Chemistry: Preliminary Comparative Studies of Hydrogen Production from Water, Methanol and Diethyl Ether

Demian Marchione
, Martin R. S. McCoustra

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Abstract

Binary, layered ices comprising of benzene (C₆H₆) on water (H₂O), on methanol
(CH₃OH) and on diethyl ether (CH₃CH₂OCH₂CH₃) have been irradiated with 250
eV electrons. Molecular hydrogen (H₂) production is observed by quadrupole mass spectrometry to be competitive with (in the case of H₂O), and dominate over (in the case of the organic substrates), C₆H₆ desorption. While very preliminary, these results suggest that desorption induced by interaction of organics-rich icy solids with ionising particle radiation may not be the principle route to gas phase complex organic molecules observed in cold dense environments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	310-315
Number of pages	6
Journal	ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
Volume	1
Issue number	6
Early online date	19 Jun 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00032
Publication status	Published - 17 Aug 2017

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