Until a decade ago, the only anion observed to play a prominent role in astrophysics was H–
. The bound–free transitions in H–dominate the visible opacity in stars with photospheric …

1. INTRODUCTION When a high-energy charged particle interacts with a biomolecule in
living tissues or cells, about 80% of the energy absorbed ionizes the medium, whereas the …

The goal of this review is to discuss post-irradiation analysis of low-energy (≤ 50 eV)
electron-induced processes in nanoscale thin films. Because electron-induced surface …

DNA damage is a central mechanism in the pathogenesis and treatment of human diseases,
notably cancer. Little is known about reductive DNA damage in causing genetic mutations …

This paper formulates the cosmic ray–driven electron-induced reaction as a universal
mechanism to provide a quantitative understanding of global ozone depletion. Based on a …

Data from satellite, balloon, and ground-station measurements show that ozone loss is
strongly correlated with cosmic-ray ionization-rate variations with altitude, latitude, and time …

An electron added to a solvent polarizes its surrounding medium to minimize the free
energy. Such an electron with its polarization cloud, which we refer to as the solvated …

We review long-range effects in electron collisions with polar molecules, starting with elastic
scattering. We then go to rotationally and vibrationally inelastic processes and dissociative …

The femtosecond dynamics of localization and solvation of photoinjected electrons in
ultrathin layers of amorphous solid H 2 O and D 2 O have been studied by time-and angle …

This paper reveals a large and all-season ozone hole in the lower stratosphere over the
tropics (30○ N–30○ S) existing since the 1980s, where an O3 hole is defined as an area of …