Dissociation of Highly Charged CS2 Formed by Low Energy Collisions with HCI

Explosive fragmentation of highly charged CS2q+ ions formed by low energy collision between Ar6,8+ and an effusive molecular beam of CS2 was studied using triple coincidence measurements of the fragment ions combined with a position-sensitive time-of-flight (TOF) detector technique. Detailed analysis of the 3-dimensional velocity vectors of the fragment ions resulting from multiple ionization predicts a reconstructed bond angle that is reasonably consistent with the known structure of the neutral CS2 molecule.