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Electron-impact dissociative ionization of the molecular ion HDO + : A global view
2014, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueWe present a combined experimental and theoretical study of the fragmentation of HDO2+ molecular ions produced by electron-impact ionization of HDO+ in the collision energy range 20–2500 eV. Experimental absolute partial inclusive cross sections for the production of OD+, OH+, and O+ are reported and compared successfully to theoretical predictions. Ab initio methods are used to calculate the ... -
Electron-impact dissociation and ionization of NH+: formation of N+ and N2+
2010, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueAbsolute cross sections for electron-impact dissociation and ionization of NH+ leading to the formation of N+ and N2+ products have been measured by applying the animated electron–ion beam method, in the energy range from the respective thresholds up to 2.5 keV. The maximum total cross sections are observed to be (15.7 ± 0.7) × 10−17 cm2 and (11.1 ± 0.2) × 10−18 cm2 for N+ and N2+, respectively. ... -
Differential and total cross sections of mutual neutralization in low-energy collisions of isotopes of H + + H −
2016, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueMutual neutralization in the collisions of H+ and H− is studied both theoretically and experimentally. The quantum-mechanical ab initio model includes covalent states associated with the H(1)+H(n 3) limits and the collision energy ranges from 1 meV to 100 eV. The reaction is theoretically studied for collisions between different isotopes of the hydrogen ions. From the partial wave scattering ... -
Dissociative excitation of NeD+
2009, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueMeasurements of NeD+ dissociative excitation cross section were obtained in Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL, Belgium) by using the animated crossed electron-ion beam method. The electronic structure of the system was calculated by using quantum chemistry calculations for the NeD+ ion and ab initio electron scattering calculations using the complex Kohn variational method for the resonant NeD neutral complex ... -
Absolute cross sections and kinetic energy release distributions for electron-impact dissociative excitation and ionization of NeD+
2008, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueAbsolute cross sections for electron impact dissociative excitation and ionization of NeD+ leading to the formation of singly and multiply charged products (D+, Ne+, Ne2+ and Ne3+) are reported, in the energy range from their respective thresholds to 2.5 keV. The animated crossed-beams method is used. For singly charged fragments, absolute cross sections are obtained separately for dissociative ... -
Electron-impact ionization of singly-charged neon ions
2008, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueAbsolute cross sections for electron-impact single and multiple ionization of Ne+ leading to the formation of Neq+ (q = 2–5) are reported. The animated crossed beams method is applied in the energy range from the respective thresholds up to 2.5 keV. The maximum cross sections are found to be (4.12 ± 0.21) × 10−17 cm2, (1.42 ± 0.07) × 1018 cm2, (2.57 ± 0.14) × 10−20 cm2, (8.78 ± 0.54) × 10−22 cm2 for ... -
Electron impact dissociation of ND+: formation of D+
2011, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueAbsolute cross sections for electron impact dissociation of ND+ leading to the formation of D+ have been measured by applying the animated electron-ion beam method in the energy range from the reaction threshold up to 2.5 keV. The maximum inclusive cross section is observed to be (16.8 ± 0.8) × 10−17 cm2 at the electron energy of 65.1 eV. The appearance energy for the D+ production is measured to ... -
Multiple ionization of C+, N+ and O+ ions by fast electron impact
2013, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueAbsolute cross sections for electron impact single and multiple ionization of C+, N+ and O+ ions leading to the formation of Cq + (q = 2–4), Nq + (q = 2–5) and Oq + (q = 2–5) are reported. The animated crossed beam method is applied in the energy range extending from the respective thresholds up to 2.5 keV. The concerned target ions belong to the second row of the periodic table, with configurations ... -
Water Fragmentation and Energy Loss by Carbon Ions at the Distal Region of the Bragg Peak
2007, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueTime-of-flight mass spectrometry was used to investigate fragmentation and energy transfer processes in water by C ions at the distal part of the Bragg peak. Measurements of the positive ion fragments from ionization, electron capture, electron loss, transfer-loss and loss-ionization channels have allowed us for the first time (a) to obtain a quantitative determination of the energy lost by C ions ... -
Water-molecule dissociation by proton and hydrogen impact
2007, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueTime-of-flight-based mass analysis of charged water fragments have been used to measure the dissociative and the nondissociative reaction pathways of water formed during collisions with 15 to 100 keV and 500 to 3500 keV H+ projectiles and with 8 to 100 keV H0 projectiles. The fragmentation pathways resulting from the ionization and the electron capture collisions with the incident H+ and H0 ... -
Rovibrational analysis of the XUV photodissociation of HeH + ions
2011, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueWe investigate the dynamics of the photodissociation of the helium hydride ion HeH+ by XUV radiation with the aim to establish a detailed comparison with a recent experimental work carried out at the FLASH free electron laser using both vibrationally hot and cold ions. We determine the corresponding rovibrational distributions using a dissociative charge transfer setup and the same source conditions ... -
Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics Observed Through Time-Resolved Photoelectron Angular Distributions
2010, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueTime-resolved photoelectron imaging of the 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) radical anion is presented. Photoelectron angular distributions (PADs) are qualitatively analyzed in terms of the simple s-p model that is based on symmetry arguments. The internal conversion dynamics from the first excited state (12B3u) to the ground state (2B2g) may be observed through temporal changes in the PADs ... -
Screening effects and total cross sections of single, double and triple ionization of neon by fast electrons
2008, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueThe Bethe–Born theory is applied to estimate the effective charges experienced by the ejected electrons at single, double and triple ionization of neon by fast electrons. The expansion coefficients appearing in the asymptotic expressions for total cross sections σn+ ~ [an+ln(Ei/In+) + bn+]/Ei are determined by fitting to these expressions the experimental data for single and multiple ionization of ... -
Velocity-map imaging at low extraction fields
2012, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueWe present a velocity-map imaging (VMI) setup for photoelectron imaging that utilizes low electric extraction fields. This avoids any complications that could arise from electrostatic interactions between the extraction field and the molecular properties that are probed and has a minimal effect on the trajectory of ions in ion beam experiments. By using an attractive potential supplied to the detector, ... -
Electron-impact dissociation of HeH+: absolute cross sections for the production of Heq+ (q = 1–2) fragments
2014, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueAbsolute cross sections have been measured for electron-impact dissociative excitation and ionization of the helium-hydride ion (HeH+) leading to the formation of helium ions Heq+ (q = 1–2). Measurements have been performed for electron energies ranging from the respective thresholds up to 2.5 keV. For He+ production, the maximum absolute cross section for dissociative excitation is found to be (2.5 ... -
Electron impact dissociation of ND+: formation of D+
2011, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueNitrogen is a common contaminant species in fusion reactors such as the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor). Thus, the collisional properties of nitrogen-containing plasma compounds arewidely studiedexperimentally andtheoretically. Here we show the results of absolute cross section measurements for the electron impact dissociative excitation of ND+ yielding D+, especially ... -
Mass Spectrometric Investigation of Anions Formed upon Free Electron Attachment to Nucleobase Molecules and Clusters Embedded in Superfluid Helium Droplets
2006, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueHere we report the first mass spectrometric study of negative ions formed via free electron attachment (EA) to nucleobases (NBs) embedded in helium clusters. Pure and mixed clusters of adenine and thymine have been formed by pickup of isolated NB molecules by cold helium droplets. In contrast to EA of isolated molecules in the gas phase we observe a long-lived parent anion NB− and, in addition, ... -
Electron-impact ionization of atomic hydrogen: dynamical variational treatment
2011, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueA simple and straightforward calculating scheme is proposed for electron-impact single and multiple ionization of atoms. The method is based on the application of the Hulthén-Kohn dynamical variational principle. An effective charge seen by the scattered electron is determined for a certain type of trial wave functions mathematically in a rigorous way excluding any empirical assumptions. Validity ... -
Energy distributions of H+ fragments ejected by fast proton and electron projectiles in collision with H2O molecules
2009, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueExperimental measurements of the kinetic energy distribution spectra of H + fragment ions released during radiolysis of water molecules in collision with 20, 50, and 100 keV proton projectiles and 35, 200, 400, and 1000 eV electron projectiles are reported using a pulsed beam and drift tube time-of-flight based velocity measuring technique. The spectra show that H + fragments carrying a ... -
CRP on Atomic and Molecular Data for Plasma Modelling Volume 16
2014, HENALLUXArticle scientifiqueThis publication, arising from a Coordinated Research Project on Atomic and Molecular Data for Plasma Modelling, provides information on new data relevant to the edge region of plasmas in nuclear fusion energy devices. In this region, molecules and molecular ions are formed and react with electrons and with each other and fusion plasma modelling requires cross-sections and rate coefficients for such ...