Reactivity of Ions

The reactivity of isolated ions in a mass spectrometer, when experimental conditions are precisely controlled, allows access to the elementary act of chemical reactions. This approach is of great interest for understanding processes in astrophysical or industrial plasmas.

This scientific axis, "Reactivity of Ions," is led by Roland Thissen. We focus particularly on:

• • • • • • • • The effects of internal energy and collision, for astrochemistry and industrial plasma chemistry.
              • The ionic pathway that can form peptide bonds in the interstellar medium.
              • The reactivity induced in pollution abatement plasmas through real-time analysis.