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Theoretical study of the low-energy electron-collision cross sections of isomers HOOCl, HOClO and HClOO in gas phase

Fujimoto, MM; Ribas, MH; Hummel, JM; de Souza, GLC; Tennyson, J; (2019) Theoretical study of the low-energy electron-collision cross sections of isomers HOOCl, HOClO and HClOO in gas phase. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics , 52 (16) , Article 165201. 10.1088/1361-6455/ab1c54. Green open access

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Abstract

Cross sections for the elastic electron scattering by HOOCl, HOClO and HClOO isomers are calculated using the R-matrix method. A systematic study considering basis set, polarisation and the Born closure technique is performed. Low-energy resonances are found for both HOOCl and HOClO, near 1.7 and 1.2 eV respectively, but not for HClOO. The lowest-energy resonance for HClOO is observed at 4.5 eV. Basis sets and polarisation effects on the differential cross sections are found to be important for scattering energies below 5 eV for HOOCl and HOClO due to the presence of these resonances. The dependence of the molecular dipole moment on target basis set used affects the integral cross sections (ICS) results. The ICS for HOClO is larger than other two isomers due to its larger dipole moment, around 3.2 D, while the ICS for HOOCl and HClOO have similar magnitude as both their dipole moments are near 1.9 D. Estimated dissociative electron attachment (DEA) cross sections suggest that HOOCl and HOClO will undergo DEA with low-energy electrons but that HClOO requires higher-energy electrons to undergo DEA.

Type: Article
Title: Theoretical study of the low-energy electron-collision cross sections of isomers HOOCl, HOClO and HClOO in gas phase
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6455/ab1c54
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/ab1c54
Language: English
Additional information: Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. For more information see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Keywords: Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Optics, Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical, Physics, elastic collisions, isomers, dissociative electron attachment, R-matrix, different cross sections, chlorous acid, GAUSSIAN-BASIS SETS, MOLECULAR CALCULATIONS, PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY, THRESHOLD PHOTODETACHMENT, RELATIVE STABILITIES, AB-INITIO, CHEMISTRY, KINETICS, OZONE, CLO
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10080614
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