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Paul Burrow Publications

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1976

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Electron Transmission Studies Of The Negative Ion States Of Substituted Benzenes In The Gas Phase, Kenneth D. Jordan, J.A. Michejda, Paul Burrow Oct 1976

Electron Transmission Studies Of The Negative Ion States Of Substituted Benzenes In The Gas Phase, Kenneth D. Jordan, J.A. Michejda, Paul Burrow

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Temporary negative ions of benzene, aniline, phenol, anisole, fluoro-, chloro-, and bromobenzene, formed in the gas phase by capture of electrons into the low-lying π* orbitals, are studied by means of electron transmission spectroscopy. The electron affinities are determined and their relative values are interpreted in terms of resonance and inductive effects.


Observation Of Vibrationally Excited Nitrogen With A Simplified Electron Transmission Apparatus, J.A. Michejda, Paul Burrow Jun 1976

Observation Of Vibrationally Excited Nitrogen With A Simplified Electron Transmission Apparatus, J.A. Michejda, Paul Burrow

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A simple electron transmission apparatus is used to observe vibrationally excited N2 in the first two vibrational levels. The method is based on the pronounced peaks appearing in the total electron scattering cross section in the range of energy 2–4 eV. Because of the wide spacing between these peaks, good energy resolution is not required and measurements can be performed without an electron monochromator.


Low-Energy Electron Scattering From Mg, Zn, Cd And Hg: Shape Resonances And Electron Affinities, Paul Burrow, J.A. Michejda, J. Comer Jan 1976

Low-Energy Electron Scattering From Mg, Zn, Cd And Hg: Shape Resonances And Electron Affinities, Paul Burrow, J.A. Michejda, J. Comer

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Measurements of electron scattering at low energy from Mg, Zn, Cd and Hg have been carried out using the electron transmission method. A large shape resonance is observed for each element which we identify with the (ns2np)2P ground state of the negative ion. The electron affinities in eV are found to be Mg(–0.15), Zn(–0.49), Cd(–0,33) and Hg(–0.63) with an error of ±0.03 eV. The results are compared with the available theoretical predictions.