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We have measured the kinetic energy release for the decay C₆₀q+→C_60-2m^(q-1)++C₂ₘ⁺ for charge states $q=4--8$ and $m=1$ and 2. The measured kinetic-energy release increases linearly with the fullerene charge state. The estimates of the barrier heights, deduced from the kinetic-energy releases, agree well with the observations regarding the stability and the competition between charge separation (C₂⁺ emission) and neutral C₂ emission of highly charged fullerenes.
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