Dissociation of furan-2-carboxylic acid by low energy electrons

Electron attachment to molecular target can lead to a variety of negative fragment ions. We experimentally probe the main dissociative electron attachment channels in furan-2-carboxylic acid (C3H3O2 - COOH) - a molecular target composed of two important structural units: a furan ring and a carboxylic group. In our studies we utilise nearly mono-energetic electrons at electron energies from 0 eV up to 15 eV. Our detection setup is based on extraction lens system and quadrupole mass spectrometer, that enables measurement of the energy dependent mass-selected yields of newly formed stable anions.