Differential cross sections for electron impact excitation of the electronic bands of phenol

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Abstract

11 págs.; 6 figs.; 5 tabs. ; © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. We report results from a joint theoretical and experimental investigation into electron scattering from the important organic species phenol (C6H5OH). Specifically, differential cross sections (DCSs) have been measured and calculated for the electron-impact excitation of the electronic states of C6H5OH. The measurements were carried out at energies in the range 15-40 eV, and for scattered-electron angles between 10 and 90. The energy resolution of those experiments was typically ∼80 meV. Corresponding Schwinger multichannel method with pseudo-potentials calculations, with and without Born-closure, were also performed for a sub-set of the excited electronic-states that were accessed in the measurements. Those calculations were conducted at the static exchange plus polarisation (SEP)-level using a minimum orbital basis for single configuration interaction (MOBSCI) approach. Agreement between the measured and calculated DCSs was typically fair, although to obtain quantitative accord, the theory would need to incorporate even more channels into the MOBSCI. ; This research was supported by the Australian and Brazilian Governmental Funding Agencies (ARC, CNPq and CAPES). D.B.J. thanks the ARC for a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. R.F.C.N. acknowledges CNPq and Flinders University for financial assistance, while H.V.D. acknowledges CAPES and Flinders. M.J.B. thanks CNPq for his "Special Visiting Professor" award. E.M.O., R.F.C., M.T.N.V., and M.A.P.L. acknowledge financial support from FAPESP, while R.F.C., M.T.N.V., M.H.F.B., M.C.A.L., and M.A.P.L. acknowledge financial support from CNPq. K.L.N. thanks CNPq for an "Attracting Young Talent Grant" under the "Science Without Borders" program. G.G. acknowledges financial support from MINECO (FIS2012-31230) and COST (MP1002, CM1301). ; Peer Reviewed