FRAGMENTATION OF THE FULLERENE IONS C_60^q+ (q=1...3) BY ELECTRON IMPACT D. Hathiramani, K. Aichele W. Arnold and E. Salzborn Institut fuer Kernphysik, Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany We will present the absolute cross sections for electron impact induced removel of C_2 molecule from the fullerene ions C_60^q+ in the charge states q=1...3. The measurements were performed employing the Giessen electron-ion crossed-beams set-up. The cross sections were determined from the respective threshold up to an electron energy of 1 keV. The measurement will be compared with available data and theoretical calculations.