Abstract
Triple differential cross sections (TDCSs) for the electron impact ionization of the unresolved combination of the 4 highest occupied molecular orbitals (4b 3g , 5b 2u , 1b 1g , and 2b 3u ) of para-benzoquinone are reported. These were obtained in an asymmetric coplanar geometry with the scattered electron being observed at the angles -7.5°, -10.0°, -12.5° and -15.0°. The experimental cross sections are compared to theoretical calculations performed at the molecular 3-body distorted wave level, with a marginal level of agreement between them being found. The character of the ionized orbitals, through calculated momentum profiles, provides some qualitative interpretation for the measured angular distributions of the TDCS.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 164306 |
| Pages (from-to) | Art: 164306 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Oct 2016 |