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Muccignat DL, Stokes PW, Cocks DG, Gascooke JR, Jones DB, Brunger MJ, White RD. Simulating the Feasibility of Using Liquid Micro-Jets for Determining Electron–Liquid Scattering Cross-Sections. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063354. [PMID: 35328775 PMCID: PMC8954820 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The extraction of electron–liquid phase cross-sections (surface and bulk) is proposed through the measurement of (differential) energy loss spectra for electrons scattered from a liquid micro-jet. The signature physical elements of the scattering processes on the energy loss spectra are highlighted using a Monte Carlo simulation technique, originally developed for simulating electron transport in liquids. Machine learning techniques are applied to the simulated electron energy loss spectra, to invert the data and extract the cross-sections. The extraction of the elastic cross-section for neon was determined within 9% accuracy over the energy range 1–100 eV. The extension toward the simultaneous determination of elastic and ionisation cross-sections resulted in a decrease in accuracy, now to within 18% accuracy for elastic scattering and 1% for ionisation. Additional methods are explored to enhance the accuracy of the simultaneous extraction of liquid phase cross-sections.
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- Dale L. Muccignat
- College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia; (P.W.S.); (R.D.W.)
- Correspondence:
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- College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia; (P.W.S.); (R.D.W.)
- Department of Medical Physics, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, QLD 4814, Australia
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- Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia;
- Synchronous Technologies PTE LTD, 6 Raffles Quay, #11-07, Singapore 048580, Singapore
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- College of Science & Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; (J.R.G.); (D.B.J.); (M.J.B.)
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- College of Science & Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; (J.R.G.); (D.B.J.); (M.J.B.)
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- College of Science & Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; (J.R.G.); (D.B.J.); (M.J.B.)
- Institute of Actuarial Science and Data Analytics, Faculty of Business and Management, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia; (P.W.S.); (R.D.W.)
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The accuracy of the most recent recommended cross sections dataset for electron scattering from gaseous H2O (J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 2021, 50, 023103) is probed in a joint experimental and computational study. Simulations of the magnetically confined electron transport through a gas cell containing H2O for different beam energies (3, 10 and 70 eV) and pressures (2.5 to 20.0 mTorr) have been performed by using a specifically designed Monte Carlo code. The simulated results have been compared with the corresponding experimental data as well as with simulations performed with Geant4DNA. The comparison made between the experiment and simulation provides insight into possible improvement of the recommended dataset.
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de Urquijo J, Casey MJE, Serkovic-Loli LN, Cocks DG, Boyle GJ, Jones DB, Brunger MJ, White RD. Assessment of the self-consistency of electron-THF cross sections using electron swarm techniques: Mixtures of THF–Ar and THF–N2. J Chem Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5108619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J. de Urquijo
- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 62251, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 62251, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia
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Gomes M, da Silva DGM, Fernandes ACP, Ghosh S, Pires WAD, Jones DB, Blanco F, García G, Brunger MJ, Lopes MCA. Electron scattering from 1-butanol at intermediate impact energies: Total cross sections. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:194307. [PMID: 31117791 DOI: 10.1063/1.5096211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We report experimental measurements of the absolute total cross sections (TCSs) for electron scattering from 1-butanol at impact energies in the range 80-400 eV. Those measurements were conducted by considering the attenuation of a collimated electron beam, at a given energy, through a gas cell containing 1-butanol, at a given pressure, and through application of the Beer-Lambert law to derive the required TCS. We also report theoretical results using the Independent-Atom Model with Screening Corrected Additivity Rule and Interference approach. Those results include the TCS, the elastic integral cross section (ICS), the ionization total ICS, and the sum over all excitation process ICSs with agreement at the TCS level between our measured and calculated results being encouraging.
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- M Gomes
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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Jones DB, da Costa RF, Kossoski F, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, García G, Blanco F, White RD, Lima MAP, Brunger MJ. Integral elastic, vibrational-excitation, electronic-state excitation, ionization, and total cross sections for electron scattering from para-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:204305. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5028298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-901 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Jones DB, da Costa RF, Kossoski F, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Ferreira da Silva F, Limão-Vieira P, García G, Lima MAP, White RD, Brunger MJ. Electron-impact electronic-state excitation of para-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:124312. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5023494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- D. B. Jones
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Jones DB, Blanco F, García G, da Costa RF, Kossoski F, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Lima MAP, White RD, Brunger MJ. Elastic scattering and vibrational excitation for electron impact onpara-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:244304. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5010831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-901 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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Casey MJE, de Urquijo J, Serkovic Loli LN, Cocks DG, Boyle GJ, Jones DB, Brunger MJ, White RD. Self-consistency of electron-THF cross sections using electron swarm techniques. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:195103. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5004717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M. J. E. Casey
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, 62251 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, 62251 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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Stokes PW, Philippa B, Cocks D, White RD. Generalized balance equations for charged particle transport via localized and delocalized states: Mobility, generalized Einstein relations, and fractional transport. Phys Rev E 2017; 95:042119. [PMID: 28505754 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.95.042119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A generalized phase-space kinetic Boltzmann equation for highly nonequilibrium charged particle transport via localized and delocalized states is used to develop continuity, momentum, and energy balance equations, accounting explicitly for scattering, trapping and detrapping, and recombination loss processes. Analytic expressions detail the effect of these microscopic processes on mobility and diffusivity. Generalized Einstein relations (GER) are developed that enable the anisotropic nature of diffusion to be determined in terms of the measured field dependence of the mobility. Interesting phenomena such as negative differential conductivity and recombination heating and cooling are shown to arise from recombination loss processes and the localized and delocalized nature of transport. Fractional transport emerges naturally within this framework through the appropriate choice of divergent mean waiting time distributions for localized states, and fractional generalizations of the GER and mobility are presented. Signature impacts on time-of-flight current transients of recombination loss processes via both localized and delocalized states are presented.
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- Peter W Stokes
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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Brunger MJ. Electron scattering and transport in biofuels, biomolecules and biomass fragments. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2017.1301030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Buckman SJ, Brunger MJ, Ratnavelu K. Atomic Scattering Data and Their Evaluation: Strategies for Obtaining Complete Cross-Section Sets for Electron Collision Processes. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst13-a16446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Stephen J. Buckman
- Australian National University, Research School of Physics and Engineering Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
- University of Malaya, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Flinders University, School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
- University of Malaya, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- University of Malaya, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Bruggeman PJ, Kushner MJ, Locke BR, Gardeniers JGE, Graham WG, Graves DB, Hofman-Caris RCHM, Maric D, Reid JP, Ceriani E, Fernandez Rivas D, Foster JE, Garrick SC, Gorbanev Y, Hamaguchi S, Iza F, Jablonowski H, Klimova E, Kolb J, Krcma F, Lukes P, Machala Z, Marinov I, Mariotti D, Mededovic Thagard S, Minakata D, Neyts EC, Pawlat J, Petrovic ZL, Pflieger R, Reuter S, Schram DC, Schröter S, Shiraiwa M, Tarabová B, Tsai PA, Verlet JRR, von Woedtke T, Wilson KR, Yasui K, Zvereva G. Plasma–liquid interactions: a review and roadmap. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/25/5/053002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 917] [Impact Index Per Article: 114.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Jones DB, da Costa RF, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Lima MAP, Blanco F, García G, Brunger MJ. Integral elastic, electronic-state, ionization, and total cross sections for electron scattering with furfural. J Chem Phys 2016; 144:144303. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4945562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, 13083-859 São Paulo, Brazil
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-910, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 66318, 05315-970 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, 13083-859 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Jones DB, Neves RFC, Lopes MCA, da Costa RF, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Lima MAP, García G, Blanco F, Brunger MJ. Excitation of vibrational quanta in furfural by intermediate-energy electrons. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:224304. [PMID: 26671372 DOI: 10.1063/1.4936631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
We report cross sections for electron-impact excitation of vibrational quanta in furfural, at intermediate incident electron energies (20, 30, and 40 eV). The present differential cross sections are measured over the scattered electron angular range 10°-90°, with corresponding integral cross sections subsequently being determined. Furfural is a viable plant-derived alternative to petrochemicals, being produced via low-temperature plasma treatment of biomass. Current yields, however, need to be significantly improved, possibly through modelling, with the present cross sections being an important component of such simulations. To the best of our knowledge, there are no other cross sections for vibrational excitation of furfural available in the literature, so the present data are valuable for this important molecule.
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- D B Jones
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física "Gleb Wataghin," Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, 13083-859 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 66318, 05315-970 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física "Gleb Wataghin," Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, 13083-859 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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Jones DB, Ellis-Gibbings L, García G, Nixon KL, Lopes MCA, Brunger MJ. Intermediate energy cross sections for electron-impact vibrational-excitation of pyrimidine. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:094304. [PMID: 26342367 DOI: 10.1063/1.4929907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report differential cross sections (DCSs) and integral cross sections (ICSs) for electron-impact vibrational-excitation of pyrimidine, at incident electron energies in the range 15-50 eV. The scattered electron angular range for the DCS measurements was 15°-90°. The measurements at the DCS-level are the first to be reported for vibrational-excitation in pyrimidine via electron impact, while for the ICS we extend the results from the only previous condensed-phase study [P. L. Levesque, M. Michaud, and L. Sanche, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 094701 (2005)], for electron energies ⩽12 eV, to higher energies. Interestingly, the trend in the magnitude of the lower energy condensed-phase ICSs is much smaller when compared to the corresponding gas phase results. As there is no evidence for the existence of any shape-resonances, in the available pyrimidine total cross sections [Baek et al., Phys. Rev. A 88, 032702 (2013); Fuss et al., ibid. 88, 042702 (2013)], between 10 and 20 eV, this mismatch in absolute magnitude between the condensed-phase and gas-phase ICSs might be indicative for collective-behaviour effects in the condensed-phase results.
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- D B Jones
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-330 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-330 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Neves RFC, Jones DB, Lopes MCA, Blanco F, García G, Ratnavelu K, Brunger MJ. Integral cross sections for electron impact excitation of vibrational and electronic states in phenol. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:194305. [PMID: 26001459 DOI: 10.1063/1.4921313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report on measurements of integral cross sections (ICSs) for electron impact excitation of a series of composite vibrational modes and electronic-states in phenol, where the energy range of those experiments was 15-250 eV. There are currently no other results against which we can directly compare those measured data. We also report results from our independent atom model with screened additivity rule correction computations, namely, for the inelastic ICS (all discrete electronic states and neutral dissociation) and the total ionisation ICS. In addition, for the relevant dipole-allowed excited electronic states, we also report f-scaled Born-level and energy-corrected and f-scaled Born-level (BEf-scaled) ICS. Where possible, our measured and calculated ICSs are compared against one another with the general level of accord between them being satisfactory to within the measurement uncertainties.
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- R F C Neves
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-330 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
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Neves RFC, Jones DB, Lopes MCA, Nixon KL, de Oliveira EM, da Costa RF, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Lima MAP, da Silva GB, Brunger MJ. Intermediate energy electron impact excitation of composite vibrational modes in phenol. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:194302. [PMID: 26001456 DOI: 10.1063/1.4921038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We report differential cross section results from an experimental investigation into the electron impact excitation of a number of the low-lying composite (unresolved) vibrational modes in phenol (C6H5OH). The measurements were carried out at incident electron energies in the range 15-40 eV and for scattered-electron angles in the range 10-90°. The energy resolution of those measurements was typically ∼80 meV. Calculations, using the GAMESS code, were also undertaken with a B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ level model chemistry, in order to enable us to assign vibrational modes to the features observed in our energy loss spectra. To the best of our knowledge, the present cross sections are the first to be reported for vibrational excitation of the C6H5OH molecule by electron impact.
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- R F C Neves
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, G.P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, G.P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física 'Gleb Wataghin,' Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, 09210-580 Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 66318, 05315-970 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, C.P. 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física 'Gleb Wataghin,' Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, G.P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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de Urquijo J, Basurto E, Juárez AM, Ness KF, Robson RE, Brunger MJ, White RD. Electron drift velocities in He and water mixtures: Measurements and an assessment of the water vapour cross-section sets. J Chem Phys 2014; 141:014308. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4885357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J. de Urquijo
- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 62251, Cuernavaca, Mor., Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Pablo 180, 02200, México, D.F
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 62251, Cuernavaca, Mor., Mexico
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville 4810, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville 4810, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 5063 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville 4810, Australia
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Duque H, Chiari L, Jones D, Thorn P, Pettifer Z, da Silva G, Limão-Vieira P, Duflot D, Hubin-Franskin MJ, Delwiche J, Blanco F, García G, Lopes M, Ratnavelu K, White R, Brunger M. Cross sections for electron scattering from α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. Chem Phys Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2014.05.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Duque HV, Chiari L, Jones DB, Pettifer Z, da Silva GB, Limão-Vieira P, Blanco F, García G, White RD, Lopes MCA, Brunger MJ. Intermediate-energy differential and integral cross sections for vibrational excitation in α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:214306. [PMID: 24908007 DOI: 10.1063/1.4879779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Differential and integral cross section measurements, for incident electron energies in the 20-50 eV range, are reported for excitation of several composite vibrational modes in α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA). Optimisation and frequency calculations, using GAUSSIAN 09 at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ level, were also undertaken for the two most abundant conformers of THFA, with results being reported for their respective mode classifications and excitation energies. Those calculations assisted us in the experimental assignments of the composite features observed in our measured energy loss spectra. There are, to the best of our knowledge, no other experimental or theoretical data currently available in the literature against which we can compare the present results.
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- H V Duque
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Madrid E-28006, Spain
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810 Queensland, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Low-energy electron and positron transport in gases and soft-condensed systems of biological relevance. Appl Radiat Isot 2014; 83 Pt B:77-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Revised: 12/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Jones DB, Bellm SM, Blanco F, Fuss M, García G, Limão-Vieira P, Brunger MJ. Differential cross sections for the electron impact excitation of pyrimidine. J Chem Phys 2013; 137:074304. [PMID: 22920117 DOI: 10.1063/1.4743961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report on differential cross section (DCS) measurements for the electron-impact excitation of the electronic states of pyrimidine. The energy range of the present measurements was 15-50 eV with the angular range of the measurements being 10°-90°. All measured DCSs displayed forward-peaked angular distributions, consistent with the relatively large magnitudes for the dipole moment and dipole polarizability of pyrimidine. Excitations to triplet states were found to be particularly important in some energy loss features at the lower incident electron energies. To the best of our knowledge there are no other experimental data or theoretical computations against which we can compare the present results.
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- D B Jones
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
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