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

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
Multiphoton Ionization Studies of Van der Waals Molecules and Clusters 1 ....Pages 203-216
Core Level Excitation in Free Clusters: NEXAFS, EXAFS, and Coulomb Explosion....Pages 217-222
Reaction in the NO 2 -C 2 H 4 Van der Waals Complex....Pages 223-230
Phase Transitions in Clusters: A Bridge to Condensed Matter....Pages 231-249
Exploring Potential Surface Landscapes and How they Govern Dynamics....Pages 251-256
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Density and Field Dependence of Excess Electron Mobility in High-Density Noble Gases....Pages 259-279
Excess Electron Localization in High-Density Neon Gas....Pages 281-301
Boltzmann Equation for Slow Electron Transport in Gases and Liquids....Pages 303-318
Electron Scattering in Dense Gases and Liquids and Related Phenomena....Pages 319-338
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Multiple Scattering of Electrons in Polar Gases-Evidence for Short Living Dipole — Bound Electron States in CH 3 CN....Pages 339-345
Thermodynamics of Electron Injection....Pages 347-352
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Electron Attachment to Molecules....Pages 355-376
Effects of the Solid Phase on Resonance Stabilization, Dissociative Attachment and Dipolar Dissociation....Pages 377-395
Photoinduced Dissociative Electron Capture Processes in Binary Ion-Molecule Complexes....Pages 397-414
Electron Attachment to Excited Molecules....Pages 415-442
Electron Reactions in Nonpolar Liquids — Pressure Effects....Pages 443-454
Thermodynamic Properties of the Electron....Pages 455-460
The Theory of Electron Attachment to Molecules....Pages 461-463
Front Matter....Pages 465-465
Electron-Ion Recombination in Dense Molecular Media....Pages 467-486
Falp Studies of Electron-Ion Recombination and Electron Attachment....Pages 487-493
The Theory of Electron-Ion Recombination....Pages 495-497
Front Matter....Pages 499-499
Low Energy Electrons for the Investigation of Liquid Surfaces....Pages 501-516
Photoelectron Spectroscopy at Liquid Water Surfaces....Pages 517-523
Light-Induced Electron Emission from Surfaces of Organic Liquids....Pages 525-539
Front Matter....Pages 541-541
Physics of Noble Gas X-Ray Detectors: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study....Pages 543-559
A Carcinogen-Screening Test Based on Electrons....Pages 561-566
Front Matter....Pages 567-567
Summary of the Discussion Panel on Experimental Techniques....Pages 569-571
Theory: Interactions of Electrons with Dense Media....Pages 573-576
The Behavior of Slow Electrons in Molecular Substances and Its Significance in Radiation and Life Sciences....Pages 577-579
Back Matter....Pages 581-596