ABSTRACT
Ablated Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 9.5 Concluding Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Polyynes and other novel carbonaceous molecules are worthy of thorough studies from the viewpoint of both pure and applied sciences. Thus, they are investigated in various fields such as molecular spectroscopy, combustion chemistry, material sciences, and interstellar chemistry. They are produced under various conditions as described in other chapters of this book. In this chapter we will present the results of our study by time-of-flight mass spectroscopy of the title molecules to obtain insights into some aspects of their formation and stability in the gas phase.
