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Interruptions to operations were caused by problems with the longitudinal feedback timing system, a motorized water temperature control valve for storage ring RF cavity number 2, low-conductivity water flow interlock trips on two storage ring girders, and a failed power supply in the ALS control system. All problems were repaired and were of short duration. The SF6 molecule serves as a model for studying the chemical process of dissociation. Higher intensities correspond to greater numbers of product ions with the corresponding speed and direction. The velocity information can be used to calculate translational energies, which provide insight into what forces are acting during the dissociation.