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Title: Dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to ammonia

Abstract

We present that ab initio theoretical studies and momentum-imaging experiments are combined to provide a consistent picture of the dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to ammonia through its 5.5- and 10.5-eV resonance channels. The present study clarifies the character and symmetry of the anion states involved and the dynamics that leads to the observed fragment-ion channels, their branching ratios, and angular distributions.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [4];  [5];  [6]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences
  2. California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA (United States). Department of Sciences and Mathematics
  3. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
  4. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany); Max Planck Inst. fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg (Germany)
  5. Max Planck Inst. fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg (Germany)
  6. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences; Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Office of Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists (WDTS)
OSTI Identifier:
1379339
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1252834
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 93; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9926
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS

Citation Formats

Rescigno, T. N., Trevisan, C. S., Orel, A. E., Slaughter, D. S., Adaniya, H., Belkacem, A., Weyland, Marvin, Dorn, Alexander, and McCurdy, C. W. Dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to ammonia. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.93.052704.
Rescigno, T. N., Trevisan, C. S., Orel, A. E., Slaughter, D. S., Adaniya, H., Belkacem, A., Weyland, Marvin, Dorn, Alexander, & McCurdy, C. W. Dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to ammonia. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.93.052704
Rescigno, T. N., Trevisan, C. S., Orel, A. E., Slaughter, D. S., Adaniya, H., Belkacem, A., Weyland, Marvin, Dorn, Alexander, and McCurdy, C. W. Thu . "Dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to ammonia". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.93.052704. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1379339.
@article{osti_1379339,
title = {Dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to ammonia},
author = {Rescigno, T. N. and Trevisan, C. S. and Orel, A. E. and Slaughter, D. S. and Adaniya, H. and Belkacem, A. and Weyland, Marvin and Dorn, Alexander and McCurdy, C. W.},
abstractNote = {We present that ab initio theoretical studies and momentum-imaging experiments are combined to provide a consistent picture of the dynamics of dissociative electron attachment to ammonia through its 5.5- and 10.5-eV resonance channels. The present study clarifies the character and symmetry of the anion states involved and the dynamics that leads to the observed fragment-ion channels, their branching ratios, and angular distributions.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.93.052704},
journal = {Physical Review A},
number = 5,
volume = 93,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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