Conspectus Most chemical processes are triggered by electron or charge transfer
phenomena (CT). An important class of processes involving CT are chemi-ionization …

The present perspective review focuses on the role of the precursor state, controlling the
dynamical evolution of elementary processes, whose structure and stability are often difficult …

The investigation of chemi-ionization processes provides unique information on how the
reaction dynamics depend on the energy and structure of the transition state which relate to …

Recent developments in the experimental study of Penning ionization reactions are
presented here to cast light on basic aspects of the stereo-dynamics of the microscopic …

Energy transfer reactions occur in all areas of chemistry. One fundamental form of this is
demonstrated by reactions in which an electronically excited atom transfers energy to a …

In the literature, the chemi-ionization of Li in the 22S1/2 ground level by He in a metastable
state is typically described as an electron transfer process in which an electron from the 2s …

We report on an experimental investigation of the low-energy stereodynamics of the energy
transfer reactions Ne (3 P 2)+ X, producing Ne (1 S)+ X+ and [Ne–X]+(X= N 2 or CO) …

The resonant energy transfer process between Rydberg He atoms, with n values near 40,
and ground-state NH3 molecules has been investigated experimentally at collision …

Please allow me to preface this volume with expressions of gratitude to the many people
who have made this thesis possible through their direct or indirect support. While I strive to …

In this thesis, an experimental study of low-temperature stereodynamics in the reactive
scattering of Ne (3P2)+ X collisions (X= Ar, Kr, Xe, CO and N2) is presented. The steric effect …