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Publications

Since 2001

A. Cernuto, P. Tosi, L. Matteo Martini, F. Pirani and D. Ascenzi "Experimental investigation of the reaction of helium ions with dimethyl ether: stereodynamics of the dissociative charge exchange process" Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7CP00827A

P. Fathi, W.D. Geppert, F. Lindén, A. Cernuto, D. Ascenzi "Ion-neutral reaction of C2H2N+ with CH4: an experimental and theoretical study" Molecular Astrophysics 5, 9-22 (2016).

P. Fathi, W.D. Geppert, D. Ascenzi "Experimental and theoretical investigations of the ion-neutral reaction of C2H2N+ with C2H6 and implications on chain elongation processes in Titan's atmosphere" International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 411, 1-13 (2016).

P. Fathi, W.D. Geppert, A. Kaiser, D. Ascenzi "Ion-neutral reactions of the C2H2N+ cation with C2H2: an experimental and theoretical study" Molecular Astrophysics 2, 1-11 (2016).

F. Lindén, C. Alcaraz, D. Ascenzi, J.-C. Guillemin, L. Koch, A. Lopes, M. Polášek, C. Romanzin, J. Žabka, I. Zymak, W.D. Geppert "Is the Reaction of C3N- with C2H2 a Possible Process for Chain Elongation in Titan's Ionosphere?" Journal of Physical Chemistry A 120, 5337–5347 (2016).

M. Polášek, E.-L. Zins, C. Alcaraz, J. Žabka, V. Křížová, L. Giacomozzi, P. Tosi and D. Ascenzi "Selective Generation of the Radical Cation Isomers [CH3CN]•+ and [CH2CNH]•+ Via VUV Photoionization of Different Neutral Precursors and Their Reactivity with C2H4" Journal of Physical Chemistry A 120, 5041–5052 (2016).

C.J. Shaffer, D. Schröder, J. Roithová, E.-L. Zins, C. Alcaraz, J. Zabka, M. Polásek, D. Ascenzi, "Reactivity and properties of dications generated by photoionization of 2,5-norbornadiene" International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 336, 17– 26 (2013).

D. Ascenzi, P. Franceschi, G. Guella, P.Tosi, "Formation of polynuclear copper complexes of guanine-based nucleobases in the gas phase studied by ESI-MS" International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 354-355, 303-311 (2013).

J. Aysina, A. Maranzana, G. Tonachini, P.Tosi, D. Ascenzi, "Growth of polyphenyls via ion–molecule reactions: An experimental and theoretical mechanistic study" The Journal of Chemical Physics 138, 204310 (2013).

O. Dutuit, N. Carrasco, R. Thissen, V. Vuitton, C. Alcaraz, P. Pernot, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, A. Canosa, S. Le Picard, J.C. Loison, Z. Herman, J. Zabka, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, P. Franceschi, S. D. Price, P. Lavvas, "Critical Review of N, N+, N+2 , N++, And N++2 Main Production Processes and reactions of relevance to Titan’s Atmosphere" The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 204:20 (2013).

D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, P. Franceschi, D. Catone, S. Turchini, K.C. Prince, "Chemical synthesis in acetonitrile containing discharges. Insights from photoionization experiments with synchrotron radiation" Chemical Physics 398, 269-277 (2012).

D. Ascenzi, J. Aysina, E.-L. Zins, D. Schroeder, J. Zabka, C. Alcaraz, S.D. Price, and J. Roithova, "Double ionization of cycloheptatriene and the reactions of the resulting C7Hn2+ dications (n = 6, 8) with xenon" Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13, 18330-18338 (2011).

E.-L. Zins, P. Milko, D. Schroeder, J. Aysina, D. Ascenzi, J. Zabka, C. Alcaraz, S.D. Price, and J. Roithova, "Formation of Organoxenon Dications in the Reactions of Xenon with Dications Derived from Toluene" Chemistry. A European Journal 17, 4012-4020 (2011).

G. Scarduelli, G. Guella, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, "Synthesis of liquid organic compounds from CH4 and CO2 in a dielectric barrier discharge operating at atmospheric pressure" Plasma Processes and Polymers 8, 25-31 (2011).

D. Ascenzi, J. Aysina, P. Tosi, A. Maranzana, G. Tonachini, "Growth of polyaromatic molecules via ion-molecule reactions: An experimental and theoretical mechanistic study" The Journal of Chemical Physics 113, 184308 (2010).

D. Ascenzi, J. Roithova, D. Schroder, E.L. Zins, C. Alcaraz, "Growth of doubly Ionized C,H,N Compounds in the Presence of methane" The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 113, 11204 (2009).

J.M. Lucas, J. de Andres, E. Lopez, M. Alberti, J.M. Bofill, D. Bassi, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, A. Aguilar, "Guided-Ion-Beam and ab Initio Study of the Li+, K+, and Rb+ Association Reactions with Gas-Phase Butanone and Cyclohexanone in Their Ground Electronic States" The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 113, 14766 (2009).

J. Zabka, M. Polasek, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, J. Roithova, D. Schroder, "Reactivity of C2H5+ with benzene: Formation of Ethylbenzenium Ions and Implications for Titan's Ionospheric Chemistry" The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 113, 11153 (2009).

A. Giordana, G. Ghigo, G. Tonachini, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, G. Guella, "The reaction of N2O with phenylium ions C6(H,D)5+: an integrated experimental and theoretical mechanistic study"" Journal of Chemical Physics 131, 024304 (2009).

J. M. Lucas, J. de Andrés, J. Sogas, M. Albertí, J. M. Bofill, D. Bassi, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, A. Aguilar, "An experimental guided-ion-beam and ab initio study of the ion-molecule gas-phase reactions between Li+ ions and iso-C3H7Cl in their ground electronic state" The Journal of Chemical Physics 131, 024306 (2009).

P. Tosi, D. Ascenzi, P. Franceschi, G. Guella " Ion chemistry in gaseous discharges at atmospheric pressure" Plasma Source Science and Technology 18, 034005 (2009).

P. Franceschi, R. Thissen, O. Dutuit, C. Alcaraz, H. Soldi-Lose, D. Bassi, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, J. Zabka, Z. Herman, M. Coreno, M. de Simone, "State-specific reactions and autoionization dynamics of Ar2+ produced by synchrotron radiation" International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 280, 119-127 (2009) doi:10.1016/j.ijms.2008.07.020

D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, J. Roithová, C.L. Ricketts, D. Schröder, J.F. Lockyear, M.A. Parkes, S.D. Price, "Generation of the organo-rare gas dications HCCRg2+ (Rg = Ar and Kr) in the reaction of acetylene dications with rare gases" Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 10, 7121-7128 (2008) DOI: 10.1039/b810398d

D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, J. Roithová, D. Schröder, "Gas-phase synthesis of the rare-gas carbene cation ArCH2+ using doubly ionised bromomethane as a superelectrophilic reagent" Chemical Communications 34, 4055-4057 (2008), DOI: 10.1039/b811115d

S. Longo, P. Diomede, A. Laricchiuta, G. Colonna, M. Capitelli, D. Ascenzi, M. Scotoni, P. Tosi, F. Pirani, "From Microscopic to Macroscopic Modeling of Supersonic Seeded Atomic Beam" Lecture Notes in Computer Science Springer Berlin / Heidelberg Volume 5072/2008 Pages 1131-1140 DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-69839-5_86

D. Ascenzi, N. Cont, G. Guella, P. Franceschi, P. Tosi, "New insights into the reaction mechanisms of phenylium ions with benzene" Journal of Physical Chemistry A 111, 12513-12523 (2007) DOI: 10.1021/jp075860h

M. Sabido, J.M. Lucas, J. de Andres, J. Sogas, M. Albertı´, A. Aguilar, D. Bassi, D. Ascenzi, P. Franceschi, P. Tosi, F. Pirani, "Guided ion beams study of ion–molecule reactions at low collision energies: The Li+–acetone adduct formation in the 0.10–1.00 eV center of mass energy range" Chemical Physics Letters 442, 28-34 (2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2007.05.065.

P. Franceschi, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, R. Thissen, J. Zabka, J. Roithova´, C.L. Ricketts, M. De Simone, M. Coreno, "Dissociative double photoionization of N2 using synchrotron radiation: appearance energy of the N2+ dication" The Journal of Chemical Physics 126, 134310 (2007).

P. Franceschi, L. Penasa, D. Ascenzi, D. Bassi, M. Scotoni, P. Tosi, "A simple and cost effective high voltage RF driver for multipolar ion guides" International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 265, 224-229 (2007).

D. Ascenzi, P. Franceschi, G. Guella, P. Tosi, "Phenol Production in Benzene/Air Plasmas at Atmospheric Pressure. Role of Radical and Ionic Routes" Journal of Physical Chemistry A 110 (25), 7841 (2006) doi:10.1021/jp062406p.

J. Roithova´, J. Zabka, D. Ascenzi, P. Franceschi,C. L. Ricketts, D. Schroder, "Energetics of fragmentations of indene dication from photoionization experiments", Chemical Physics Letters, 423, 254 (2006).

G. Guella, D. Ascenzi, P. Franceschi, P. Tosi, "Gas-Phase synthesis and detection of the benzenediazonium ion, C6H5N2 +. A joint atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and guided ion beam experiment", Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 19, 1951 (2005).

O. Hadjar, D. Ascenzi, D, Bassi, P. Franceschi, M. Sabidň, P.Tosi, "Low energy charge-transfer collisions of rare gas dications: Ne2+ + Ne and Kr2+ + Kr ", Chemical Physics Letters, 400, 476-480 (2004).

D. Ascenzi, D. Bassi, P. Franceschi, O. Hadjar, P. Tosi, M. Di Stefano, M. Rosi, A. Sgamellotti, " Reactivity of C10H7 + and C10D7 + with H2 and D2", Journal of Chemical Physics, 121(14), 6728-6737 (2004).

D. Ascenzi, D. Bassi, P. Franceschi, P. Tosi, M. Di Stefano, M. Rosi, A. Sgamellotti; "Reactions of phenylium ions C6(H,D)5 + with D2", Journal of Chemical Physics, 119, 8366 (2003).

M. Di Stefano, M. Rosi, A. Sgamellotti, D. Ascenzi, D. Bassi, P. Franceschi, P. Tosi, "Experimental and theoretical investigation of the production of cations containing C-N bonds in the reaction of benzene with atomic nitrogen", Journal of Chemical Physics, 119(4), 1978-1985 (2003).

D.Ascenzi, P. Franceschi, P. Tosi, D. Bassi, M. Kaczorowska, J. N. Harvey, "Bond-forming reactions of dications: Production of Ar-O+ and Ar-O2+ in the reaction of Ar2+ with O2", Journal of chemical physics, 118(5), 2159-2163 (2003).

P. Franceschi, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, D. Bassi, M. Coreno, M. De Simone; "Photoionization of ethylene clusters by synchrotron radiation in the energy range 17-50 eV"; International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 220, 281 (2002).

D. Ascenzi,P. Franceschi,T. Freegarde,P. Tosi,D. Bassi, "C-N bond formation in the reaction of nitrogen ions N+ with benzene molecules". Chemical Physics Letters 346, 35-40 (2001).

F. Pirani, D. Cappelletti, M. Bartolomei, V. Aquilanti, M. Scotoni, M. Vescovi, D. Ascenzi and D. Bassi; "Orientation of benzene in supersonic expansions probed by IR-laser absorption and by molecular beam scattering"; Physical Reviews Letters 86, 5035(2001).