Negative-ion/positive-ion coincidence spectroscopy as a tool to identify anionic fragments : The case of core-excited CHF3
We have studied the dissociation of the trifluoromethane molecule, CHF3, into negative ionic fragments at the C 1s and F 1s edges. The measurements were performed by detecting coincidences between negative and positive ions. We observed five different negative ions: F−, H−, C−, CF−, and F2 −. Their production was confirmed by the analysis of triple coincidence events (negative-ion/positive-ion/pos