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We report the production of gaseous hydronitrogen chemical species in a continuous-flow microwave plasma discharge excited in hydrazine (N 2 H 4 ) gas in helium. Products were analyzed by Li + ion attachment mass spectrometry. Plasma composition was investigated as a function of N 2 H 4 /He composition and microwave-induced power input. A variety of neutral and ionic products were formed and identified mass spectrometrically. The mass spectral analysis revealed the presence of various cluster compounds of N 2 H 4, H 2 O, and/or NH 3 as well as their ionized species. These cluster compounds were formed by condensation reaction processes. In addition, the interesting neutral hydronitrogen species N 3 H 5 and N 4 H 6 were tentatively assigned. No species with these chemical formulas are listed in the NIST database. Formation of N 3 H 5 and N 4 H 6 may involve rearrangement reactions.
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