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

Since 2001

From 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).

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).

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).

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).

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

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 C₇H_n²⁺ 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).

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).

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 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b01746 Publication Date (Web): May 2, 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 accepted for publication (2016).

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).

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).

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

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

G. Guella, D. Ascenzi, P. Franceschi, P. Tosi, "The intriguing case of organic impurities contained in synthetic methanol: a mass spectrometry based investigation" Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 21, 3337-3344 (2007) DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3222

P. Franceschi, G. Guella, G. Scarduelli, P. Tosi, G. Dilecce, S. De Benedictis, "Chemical processes in the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of benzene" Plasma Processes and Polymers 4, 548-555 (2007) DOI: 10.1002/ppap.200700004.

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_1-134310_9 (2007).

F. Pirani, D. Cappelletti, M. Bartolomei, V. Aquilanti, G. Demarchi, P. Tosi, M. Scotoni, "The collisional alignment of acetylene molecules in supersonic seeded expansions probed by infrared absorption and molecular beam scattering" Chemical Physics Letters 437, 176-182 (2007).

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.

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

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.

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).