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Chemical and Physical Processes from Electron-Molecule Interactions

English title	Chemical and Physical Processes from Electron-Molecule Interactions
Applicant	Allan Michael
Number	113599
Funding scheme	Project funding (Div. I-III)
Research institution	Département de Chimie Université de Fribourg
Institution of higher education	University of Fribourg - FR
Main discipline	Physical Chemistry
Start/End	01.10.2006 - 30.09.2008
Approved amount	303'096.00

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electron-molecule scattering; spectroscopy and reactivity of transient anions; processes in low pressure plasmas; electron-molecule cross sections; associative electron detachment; electron-driven chemistry; plasma chemistry; electron scattering; elastic scattering; vibrational excitation; dissociative electron attachment; resonances

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Measurement of basic physical and chemical processes induced by an attachment of a free electron to a molecule or an atom. The molecules and atoms are chosen by relevance to plasma processing, lighting, atmospheric and space chemistry, radiation damage to living tissue, fusion plasma, and pure scientific interest. The latter concerns particularly new resonant phenomena near threshold and in the backward scattering, in scattering with complex molecules, and in collaborations with current development of scattering theory. Emphasis is on advanced technology, permitting the measurement of high-quality quantitative (absolute) cross sections for elastic scattering, vibrational and electronic excitation by electron impact, and dissociative electron attachment. Forefront development of new instrumentation to reach this goal is pursued.

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Last update: 21.02.2013