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Electron-impact-induced tryptophan molecule fragmentation

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The fragmentation of a gas-phase tryptophan molecule by a low-energy (<70 eV) electron impact was studied both experimentally and theoretically. Various positively charged fragments were observed and analyzed. A special attention was paid to the energy characteristics of the ionic fragment yield. The geometrical parameters of the initial molecule rearrangement were also analyzed. The fragmentation observed was due to either a simple bond cleavage or more complex reactions involving molecular rearrangements.

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  1. Vilnius University, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, 12 A. Goštauto str., 01108, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Jelena Tamuliene

  2. Institute of Electron Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 21 Universitetska str., 88017, Uzhgorod, Ukraine

    Liudmila G. Romanova, Vasyl S. Vukstich, Alexander V. Papp & Alexander V. Snegursky

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Tamuliene, J., Romanova, L., Vukstich, V. et al. Electron-impact-induced tryptophan molecule fragmentation. Eur. Phys. J. D 69, 21 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2014-50551-2

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