Non-ergodic dissociative valence double ionization of SF6

Non-ergodic dissociative valence double ionization of SF6 | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Non-ergodic dissociative valence double ionization of SF 6 Raimund Feifel, Emelie Olsson, Veronica Daver Ideböhn, Måns Wallner, and 3 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6311485/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 01 Jul, 2025 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted 12 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The dissociative double ionization of sulphur hexafluoride, SF 6 , in the ionization energy range from threshold up to 48.4 eV has been examined in detail using a multiple coincidence electron-ion technique. The results are interpreted by comparison with molecular dynamics simulations, high level molecular structure calculations and with a statistical model of the ion breakdown. Comparison between the experimental breakdown pattern and the pattern derived on the basis of statistical theory indicates that the energy redistribution required for fully statistical behaviour is incomplete on the timescale of the dissociation reactions of SF 6 2+ , suggesting that the molecular size at which ergodic behaviour becomes dominant is larger for doubly and multiply charged ions than for neutral and singly ionized molecules. Physical sciences/Physics/Atomic and molecular physics/Atomic and molecular interactions with photons Physical sciences/Physics/Atomic and molecular physics/Electronic structure of atoms and molecules Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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