Université de Fribourg

Recent research directions in Fribourg: nuclear dynamics in resonances revealed by 2-dimensional EEL spectra, electron collisions with ionic liquids and electronic excitation of pyrimidine

Allan, Michael ; Regeta, Khrystyna ; Gorfinkiel, Jimena D. ; Mašín, Zdeněk ; Grimme, Stefan ; Bannwarth, Christoph

In: The European Physical Journal D, 2016, vol. 70, no. 5, p. 1–7

The article briefly reviews three subjects recently investigated in Fribourg: (i) electron collisions with surfaces of ionic liquids, (ii) two-dimensional (2D) electron energy loss spectra and (iii) resonances in absolute cross sections for electronic excitation of unsaturated compounds. Electron energy loss spectra of four ionic liquids revealed a number of excited states, including triplet...

Université de Fribourg

Absolute cross sections for electronic excitation of pyrimidine by electron impact

Regeta, Khrystyna ; Allan, Michael ; Mašín, Zdeněk ; Gorfinkiel, Jimena D.

In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2016, vol. 144, no. 2, p. 024302

We measured differential cross sections for electron-impact electronic excitation of pyrimidine, both as a function of electron energy up to 18 eV, and of scattering angle up to 180°. The emphasis of the present work is on recording detailed excitation functions revealing resonances in the excitation process. The differential cross sections were summed to obtain integral cross sections. These...

Université de Fribourg

Resonance effects in elastic cross sections for electron scattering on pyrimidine: Experiment and theory

Regeta, Khrystyna ; Allan, Michael ; Winstead, Carl ; McKoy, Vincent ; Mašín, Zdeněk ; Gorfinkiel, Jimena D.

In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2016, vol. 144, no. 2, p. 024301

We measured differential cross sections for elastic (rotationally integrated) electron scattering on pyrimidine, both as a function of angle up to 180∘ at electron energies of 1, 5, 10, and 20 eV and as a function of electron energy in the range 0.1–14 eV. The experimental results are compared to the results of the fixed-nuclei Schwinger variational and R-matrix theoretical methods, which...