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Table 2

Mass fragments used to monitor potentially desorbing species into the gas phase.

Molecule Molecular ion Main mass fragment Mass fragment used Notes

C2H5OH 45 31 45 m/z = 31 was common to CH3OH
H2O 18 18 18
CH4 16 16 15 m/z = 16 was common to H2O
Contribution from CH3OH molecules was negligible
CH3OH 32 31 31 CH3OH could not be unambiguously detected in the
gas phase during C2H5OH irradiation (see text)
H2CO 30 29 29 m/z = 30 was also used (see text)
CH3CHO 44 29 43 m/z = 29 was common to H2CO
m/z = 44 was common to CO2
CH3CHO was not detected in the gas phase during
irradiation in both series of experiments
C2H6 30 28 27 m/z = 28 was common to CO
m/z = 30 was common to H2CO
CO 28 28 28 Contribution from other species was negligible
CO2 44 44 44 CO2 was not detected in the gas phase during
irradiation in both series of experiments

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