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Momentum imaging measurements from two experiments are presented and interpreted with the aid of new ab initio theoretical calculations to describe the dissociative electron attachment (DEA) dynamics. We address the problem of how the 4 eV…
Dissociative electron attachment (DEA) to the HNC$_3$ is modeled theoretically using a first-principles approach. In HNC$_3$+$e^-$ collisions, there is a low-energy resonance, which has a repulsive character along the H+NC$_3$ coordinate…
Using the velocity map imaging technique, we studied and characterized the process of Dissociative Electron Attachment (DEA) in polyatomic molecules like Water, Hydrogen Sulphide, Ammonia, Methane, Formic Acid and Propyl Amine. We present…
Resonances from electron attachment to $\text{NO}_2$ have been identified in the total electron scattering cross sections (TCS) measured with a magnetically confined electron transmission apparatus. The corresponding absolute electron…
In this article, density functional theory (DFT) and natural bond orbital (NBO) calculations are performed to understand experimental observations of dissociative electron attachment (DEA) to SO$_2$. The molecular structure, fundamental…
In this paper, we discuss the dissociative electron attachment process in Methane. Kinetic energy and angular distributions of H^{-} and CH_{2}^{-} fragment anions across the broad resonance about 10 eV is reported. Angular distribution of…
Neutral alkali clusters efficiently capture low-energy electrons with the aid of long-range polarization attraction. Upon attachment, the electron affinity and kinetic energy are dissipated into vibrations, heating the cluster and…
The abundance spectrum of Na^-_{n~7-140} anions formed by low energy electron attachment to free nanoclusters is measured to be strongly and nontrivially restructured with respect to the neutral precursor beam. This restructuring is…
Dissociative electron attachment (DEA) is one of the processes that shows a strong coupling between the nuclear and electronic degrees of freedom in a molecule. This coupling results in an efficient transformation of the kinetic energy of…
Electronic resonances are metastable states with finite lifetimes, encountered in processes such as photodetachment, electron transmission, and Auger decay. Resonances appear in Hermitian quantum mechanics as increased density of states in…
In the present paper, we report the details of the kinetic energy and angular distributions of the H^{-}, S^{-}/SH^{-} fragment ions produced due to dissociative electron attachment in H_{2}S molecules at resonances peaking at 2.2 eV, 5.2…
In this paper, we discuss the dissociative electron attachment process in Ammonia. Kinetic energy and angular distributions of H^{-} and NH_{2}^{-} fragment anions across the two well known resonances at 5.5 eV and 10.5 eV are reported. The…
Ion-molecule reactions between clusters of H$_2$/D$_2$ and O$_2$ in liquid helium nanodroplets were initiated by electron-induced ionization (at 70 eV). Reaction products were detected by mass spectrometry and can be explained by a primary…
In the present study, dissociative electron attachment (DEA) measurements with gas phase HMX, octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine, $C_4H_8N_8O_8$, have been performed by means of a crossed electron-molecular beam experiment.…
The effects of interactions between He- and clusters of fullerenes in helium nanodroplets are described. Electron transfer from $He^{-}$ to $(C_{60})_n$ and $(C_{70})_n$ clusters results in the formation of the corresponding fullerene…
We present a kinematically complete study of dissociative electron attachment (DEA) in linear OCS molecules, focusing on how electrons resonantly attach and trigger dissociation. Near the Franck-Condon regime, DEA is dominated by molecular…
Kinetic energy and angular distributions of O$^-$ ions formed by dissociative electron attachment to CO molecule have been studied for 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5 eV incident electron energies around the resonance using time sliced velocity…
Absolute cross sections for the formation of OH- from 2-propanol (CH3CH(OH)CH3) via dissociative electron attachment (DEA) are reported in the incident electron energy range of 3.5-13 eV. Four fragment anions are observed: OH-, C2H2O-,…
Charge transfer between molecules and catalysts plays a critical role in determining the efficiency and yield of photo-chemical catalytic processes. In this paper, we study light-induced electron transfer between transition metal doped…
Motivated by the huge need of data for non-equilibrium plasma modeling, a theoretical investigation of dissociative electron attachment to the NO molecule is performed. The calculations presented here are based on the…