Ebook: Linking the Gaseous and Condensed Phases of Matter: The Behavior of Slow Electrons

The Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on "Linking the Gaseous and Condensed Phases of Matter: The Behavior of Slow Electrons" was held at Patras, Greece, September 5-18, 1993. The organizers of the Patras ASI felt that the study of the electronic properties of matter in various states of aggregation has advanced to a point where further progress required the interfacing of the phases of matter in order to find out and to understand how the microscopic and macroscopic properties of materials and processes change as we go from low pressure gas to the condensed phase. This approach is of foremost significance both from the point of view of basic research and of applications. Linking the electronic properties of the gaseous and condensed phases of matter is a fascinating new frontier of science embracing scientists not only from physics and chemistry but also from the life sciences and engineering. The Patras ASI brought together some of the world's foremost experts who work in the field of electronic properties of molecular gases, clusters, liquids, and solids. The thirty five lectures given at the meeting as well as the twenty nine poster papers presented and the formal and informal discussions that took place focused largely on the behavior of slow electrons in matter.

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Interactions of Slow Electrons as a Function of State: Linking the Gaseous and the Condensed Phases of Matter; L.G. Christophorou.Ionization in Dilute and in Condensed Matter: Ionization of Atoms or Molecules by Radiation as a Function of Phase; W.F. Schmidt.Elementary Processes Induced in Clusters by Electrons and Photons: Clusters; E. Illenberger.Electron Motion in Gases and Liquids: Boltzmann Equation for Slow Electron Transport in Gases and Liquids; Y. Sakai.Electron Attachment in the Gaseous and the Condensed Phasesof Matter: Electron Attachment to Molecules; E. Illenberger.Electron-Ion Recombination in Gases and Liquids: ElectronIon Recombination in Dense Molecular Media; Y. Hatano.Electron Transferat Interfaces: Low Energy Electrons for the Investigation of Liquid Surfaces; H. Morgner.Applications: Physics of Noble Gas Xray Detectors; T.H.V.T. Dias.Summary of Discussion Panel: Theory; R.Schiller. 31 additional articles. Index.

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Interactions of Slow Electrons as a Function of State: Linking the Gaseous and the Condensed Phases of Matter; L.G. Christophorou.Ionization in Dilute and in Condensed Matter: Ionization of Atoms or Molecules by Radiation as a Function of Phase; W.F. Schmidt.Elementary Processes Induced in Clusters by Electrons and Photons: Clusters; E. Illenberger.Electron Motion in Gases and Liquids: Boltzmann Equation for Slow Electron Transport in Gases and Liquids; Y. Sakai.Electron Attachment in the Gaseous and the Condensed Phasesof Matter: Electron Attachment to Molecules; E. Illenberger.Electron-Ion Recombination in Gases and Liquids: ElectronIon Recombination in Dense Molecular Media; Y. Hatano.Electron Transferat Interfaces: Low Energy Electrons for the Investigation of Liquid Surfaces; H. Morgner.Applications: Physics of Noble Gas Xray Detectors; T.H.V.T. Dias.Summary of Discussion Panel: Theory; R.Schiller. 31 additional articles. Index.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Linking the Gaseous and the Condensed Phases of Matter: The Slow Electron and Its Interactions....Pages 3-30
Comparisons Between Low-Energy Electron Scattering from Gaseous and Condensed-Phase Atoms and Molecules....Pages 31-48
Anion Formation in Low Energy Electron Impact to Gaseous and Condensed Molecules....Pages 49-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Ionization of Atoms or Molecules by Radiation as a Function of Phase....Pages 75-89
High Energy Ionization in Liquids — The Free Ion Yield....Pages 91-101
Photo- and Penning Ionization of Molecules in the Gas Phase and in the Liquid Phase....Pages 103-119
Positron and Positronium Annihilation in Gases and Liquids....Pages 121-140
Self Trapping of Light Particles in Fluids: The Path Integral Approach....Pages 141-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Clusters: An Introduction....Pages 151-153
Mechanisms and Kinetics of Electron Impact Ionization of Atoms, Molecules, and Clusters....Pages 155-182
Photofragmentation as a Probe of Electron Thermalization in Size-Selected Cluster Anions....Pages 183-202
Core Level Excitation in Free Clusters: NEXAFS, EXAFS, and Coulomb Explosion....Pages 203-216
Reaction in the NO2-C2H4 Van der Waals Complex....Pages 217-222
Phase Transitions in Clusters: A Bridge to Condensed Matter....Pages 223-230
Exploring Potential Surface Landscapes and How they Govern Dynamics....Pages 231-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-256
Density and Field Dependence of Excess Electron Mobility in High-Density Noble Gases....Pages 257-257
Excess Electron Localization in High-Density Neon Gas....Pages 259-279
Boltzmann Equation for Slow Electron Transport in Gases and Liquids....Pages 281-301
Electron Scattering in Dense Gases and Liquids and Related Phenomena....Pages 303-318
Front Matter....Pages 319-338
Multiple Scattering of Electrons in Polar Gases-Evidence for Short Living Dipole — Bound Electron States in CH3CN....Pages 257-257
Thermodynamics of Electron Injection....Pages 339-345
Front Matter....Pages 347-352
Electron Attachment to Molecules....Pages 353-353
Effects of the Solid Phase on Resonance Stabilization, Dissociative Attachment and Dipolar Dissociation....Pages 355-376
Photoinduced Dissociative Electron Capture Processes in Binary Ion-Molecule Complexes....Pages 377-395
Electron Attachment to Excited Molecules....Pages 397-414
Electron Reactions in Nonpolar Liquids — Pressure Effects....Pages 415-442
Thermodynamic Properties of the Electron....Pages 443-454
The Theory of Electron Attachment to Molecules....Pages 455-460
Front Matter....Pages 461-463
Electron-Ion Recombination in Dense Molecular Media....Pages 465-465
Falp Studies of Electron-Ion Recombination and Electron Attachment....Pages 467-486
The Theory of Electron-Ion Recombination....Pages 487-493
Front Matter....Pages 495-497
Low Energy Electrons for the Investigation of Liquid Surfaces....Pages 499-499
Photoelectron Spectroscopy at Liquid Water Surfaces....Pages 501-516
Light-Induced Electron Emission from Surfaces of Organic Liquids....Pages 517-523
Front Matter....Pages 525-539
Physics of Noble Gas X-Ray Detectors: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study....Pages 541-541
A Carcinogen-Screening Test Based on Electrons....Pages 543-559
Front Matter....Pages 561-566
Summary of the Discussion Panel on Experimental Techniques....Pages 567-567
Theory: Interactions of Electrons with Dense Media....Pages 569-571
The Behavior of Slow Electrons in Molecular Substances and Its Significance in Radiation and Life Sciences....Pages 573-576
Back Matter....Pages 577-579
....Pages 581-596