Photoelectron spectroscopy has long been a powerful method in the toolbox of experimental
physical chemistry and molecular physics. Recent improvements in coincidence methods …

The vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) beamline of the Swiss Light Source has been upgraded after
two years of operation. A new, turntable-type monochromator was constructed at the Paul …

Reactive open-shell species, such as radicals and biradicals, are key intermediates in the
formation of (poly) cyclic hydrocarbon species in a variety of interstellar environments …

Resonance-stabilised hydrocarbon radicals serve as reaction intermediates in flames,
plasmas, atmospheres and interstellar space. Their stability is conferred by delocalisation of …

The production of phosphoryl species (PO, PO2, HOPO) is believed to be of great
importance for efficient flame‐retardant action in the gas phase. We present a detailed …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) play a crucial role in soot inception, interstellar
evolution, and nanomaterial synthesis. Although several mechanisms, such as hydrogen …

Complex reactive processes in the gas phase often proceed via numerous reaction steps
and intermediate species that must be identified and quantified to develop an understanding …

Recent investigations illustrated that clustering of hydrocarbons by radical-chain reaction
(CHRCR) mechanism provides key mechanistic steps for the rapid synthesis of polycyclic …

Xylyl radicals are intermediates in combustion processes since their parent molecules,
xylenes, are present as fuel additives. In this study we report on the photoelectron spectra of …

The pyrolysis of the benzyl radical has been studied in a set of heated micro-reactors. A
combination of photoionization mass spectrometry (PIMS) and matrix isolation infrared (IR) …