Probing the activated complex of the F + NH3 reaction via a dipole-bound state

R Zhang, S Yan, H Song, H Guo, C Ning - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Experimental characterization of the transition state poses a significant challenge due to its
fleeting nature. Negative ion photodetachment offers a unique tool for probing transition …

Selected Configuration Interaction for Resonances

Y Damour, A Scemama, F Kossoski… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electronic resonances are metastable states that can decay by electron loss. They are
ubiquitous across various fields of science, such as chemistry, physics, and biology …

Spectroscopy and dynamics of isolated anions: Versatile instrumentation for photodetachment and photoelectron spectroscopy

EK Ashworth, SH Ashworth, JN Bull - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Molecular anions are appealing targets for study because, compared with their neutral and
cationic counterparts, they can be probed with conventional laboratory lasers without the …

The valence electron affinity of uracil determined by anion cluster photoelectron spectroscopy

CJ Clarke, EM Burrow, JRR Verlet - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The unoccupied π* orbitals of the nucleobases are considered to play important roles in low-
energy electron attachment to DNA, inducing damage. While the lowest anionic valence …

Spectroscopy and Dynamics of the Dipole-Bound States of ortho-, meta-, and para-Methylphenolate Anions

J Kim, J Kim, SK Kim - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2024 - ACS Publications
A photodetachment and photoelectron spectroscopic study by employing a cryogenically
cooled ion trap combined with a velocity-map imaging setup has been carried out to unravel …