Degradation of vitamin C by low-energy electrons |
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Authors: | Hassan Abdoul-Carime and Eugen Illenberger |
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Institution: | Institut für Chemie, Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, D-14195, Berlin, Germany |
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Abstract: | We report on the degradation of gas phase vitamin C (ascorbic acid, AA) induced by low-energy electrons. In the energy range of (0–12) eV, different negatively charged fragments, attributed to the dehydro-ascorbic acid anion ((AA–H)?), OH?, O? and H?, are observed. The yield functions indicate that these ions are formed via dissociative electron attachment, DEA. While the formation of (AA–H)? is exclusively observed at sub-excitation energies (<1.5 eV), the other fragments arise from resonance features at higher energies. Possible implications of these observations for radiation damage and food treatment by high energy radiation are considered. |
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