Abstract
Dynamical (e,2e) investigations of structurally related cyclic ethers
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol.488, p.1
International Conference on Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions (ICPEAC 2013), XXVIII (Lanzhou, China, 24-Jul-2013–30-Jul-2013)
2014
Abstract
Data for positron and electron interactions with biologically relevant compounds is required to accurately simulate charge-particle induced damage in biological systems [1]. Electron scattering is particularly important in this sense as a large number of low-energy secondary electrons (LESEs) are liberated from a single high energy ionizing particle [2]. These LESEs can further efficiently induce DNA damage through single and double strand breakage [3]. It is therefore essential to understand the influence that the structures of biologically relevant species play in the nature of electronimpact ionization in the biological system. With this in mind, we have investigated the role of molecular structure in the dynamics of the electron- impact ionization of some cyclic ethers: tetrahydrofuran (THF), tetrahydropyran (THP) and 1,4-dioxane. Typical (e,2e) binding energy spectra for these cyclic ethers is shown in Figure 1. Triple differential cross sections have been measured for the ionization of the highest occupied molecular orbitals of each of these targets using an (e,2e) coincident technique [4]. Here, angular distributions of the ejected electron, with energy of 20 eV, are measured when the incident electron has energy of 250 eV and the scattered electron is detected at -5°. These measurements are compared against theoretically calculated cross sections obtained within a molecular 3-body distorted wave model [5]. By comparing the TDCS results for each species, we can gain insights into how the dynamics of the ionization process is influenced by molecular structure.
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- Title
- Dynamical (e,2e) investigations of structurally related cyclic ethers
- Authors
- J Builth-Williams (Author) - Flinders UniversityL Chiari (Author) - Flinders UniversityP A Thorn (Author) - Flinders UniversityS M Bellm (Author) - Flinders UniversityD B Jones (Author) - Flinders UniversityH Chaluvadi (Author) - Missouri University of Science and Technology, United StatesD H Madison (Author) - Missouri University of Science and Technology, United StatesC G Ning (Author) - Tsinghua University, ChinaBirgit Lohmann (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastO Ingolfosson (Author) - University of Iceland, IcelandM J Brunger (Author) - Flinders University
- Publication details
- Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol.488, p.1
- Conference details
- International Conference on Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions (ICPEAC 2013), XXVIII (Lanzhou, China, 24-Jul-2013–30-Jul-2013)
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.1088/1742-6596/488/5/052004
- ISSN
- 1742-6588
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014. Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
- Organisation Unit
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449093602621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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