TRIPLE IONIZATION OF CARBON-MONOXIDE

We present theoretical results on the triple ionization of carbon mono xide providing new insights for the understanding of the available exp erimental data on the triple ionization cross section and the fragment ation patterns of trications. A large number of electronic states are shown to contribute. These are computed by a newly implemented Green's function approach for the efficient ab initio calculation of very man y triply ionized states needed in the theoretical investigations of mo lecular multiple ionization processes.