The Open University (OU)

The Principal Contractor

The Open University (OU) established in the United Kingdom.

Team Leader: Prof. N J Mason
Centre of Molecular and Optical Sciences, 
Department of Physics and Astronomy, 
The Open University 
Walton Hall 
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA

WEBSITE http://physics.open.ac.uk/cemos/

Young Researcher(s) employed under EPIC

Dr D Mayr
Nationality Austrian; Age at appointment 27; Start date July 2003 End Date December 2004; Employment as Post-doc

Dr Simone Taoli
Nationality Italian; Age at appointment 30; Start date January 2004 End Date July 2005; Employment as Post-doc (Joint with UCL)

Publications pertaining to the Network

  1. S Eden, P Limão-Vieira, N J Mason and S V Hoffmann.
    VUV spectroscopy of CF3Cl, CF3Br, CH3I and CH3Cl
    (2003) in preparation.
  2. S Eden, P Limão-Vieira, N J Mason and S V Hoffmann.
    VUV photo-absorption of hexafluoropropene C3F6
    Chem. Phys. Lett. (2003) submitted.
  3. S Eden, P Limão-Vieira, P Kendall, N J Mason, J Delwiche, M-J Hubin-Franskin, M Kitajima, H Tanaka, H Cho, S Hoffmann and S Spyrou.
    Electron excitation of tetrafluoroethylene, C2F4
    Chem. Phys. Lett., (2003) submitted.
  4. I C Walker, M H Palmer, J Delwiche, S V Hoffman, P Limão-Vieira, N J Mason, M F Guest, M-J Hubin-Franskin, J Heinesch and A Giuliani.
    The electronic states of isoxazole studied by VUV absorption, electron energy-loss spectroscopies and ab initio multi-reference configuration interaction calculations
    J. Chem. Phys., (2003) submitted.
  5. P Limão-Vieira, S Eden, N J Mason and S V Hoffmann.
    High resolution VUV photo-absorption of acetaldehyde, CH3CHO
    Chem. Phys. Lett. (2003) 376, 737-747.
  6. A Giuliani, I Walker, J Delwiche, S V Hoffmann, P Limão-Vieira, N J Mason, M-J Hubin-Franskin.
    Electronic spectroscopy of fufuryalcohol
    J. Chem. Phys. (2003) submitted.
  7. A Giuliani, J Delwiche, S V Hoffmann, P Limão-Vieira, N J Mason, M-J Hubin-Franskin.
    2-methylfurane: An experimental study of the excited electronic levels by electron energy loss spectroscopy, UV-VUV photo-absorption spectroscopy
    J. Chem. Phys. (2003) in press.
  8. P Limão-Vieira, S Eden, N J Mason.
    Absolute photo-absorption cross sections and electronic state spectroscopy of selected fluorinated hydrocarbons relevant to the plasma processing industry
    Radiat. Phys. Chem. (2003) 68, 187-192.
  9. P Limão-Vieira, P A Kendall, S Eden, N J Mason, J Heinesch, M-J Hubin-Franskin, J Delwiche, A Giuliani.
    Electron and photon induced processes in SF5CF3
    Radiat. Phys. Chem. (2003) 68, 193-197
  10. P Limão-Vieira, S Eden, P A Kendall, N J Mason, A Giuliani, M-J Hubin-Franskin, J Delwiche and S V Hoffmann.
    Electronic excitation and oscillator strength of SF5CF3 by high resolution VUV photo-absorption, electron energy loss and He(I) photoelectron spectroscopy
    Chem. Phys. Lett. (2003) submitted.
  11. A Pelc, W Sailer, P Limão-Vieira, N J Mason, J Limtrakul, P Scheier, M Probst and T D Märk.
    Low energy electron attachment to CH3CN
    Chem. Phys. Lett., (2003) submitted.
  12. S Eden, P Limão-Vieira, P Kendall, N J Mason, S V Hoffmann, S M Spyrou.
    High resolution photo-absorption studies of acrylonitrile, C2H3CN, and acetonitrile, CH3CN
    Eur. Phys. J. D, (2003) in press.
  13. S Eden, N J Mason, P Limão-Vieira, M Kitajima, M Okamoto, H Tanaka, D Newnham and S Hoffmann.
    Electron and Photon Impact Studies of CF3I
    in Electron Scattering from Atoms, Nuclei, Molecules and Bulk Matter, Ed.C T Whelan and N J Mason, Plenum Press, (2003) pp. 33-44.
  14. P A Kendall, N J Mason, G A Buchanan, G Marston, P Tegeder, A Dawes, S Eden, P Limão-Vieira, D A Newnham.
    Temperature dependent high-resolution infrared photo-absorption cross sections of trifluoromethyl sulphur pentafluoride
    Chem. Phys., 287 (2003) 137-142.
  15. N J Mason, P Limão-Vieira, S Eden, P Kendall, S Pathak, A Dawes, J Tennyson, P Tegeder, M Kitajima, M Okamoto, K Sunohara, H Tanaka, H Cho, S Samukawa, S V Hoffmann, D Newnham and S M Spyrou.
    VUV and Low Energy Electron Impact Study of Electronic State Spectroscopy of CF3I
    Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 223-224 (2003) 647-660.
  16. P Limão-Vieira, S Eden, P A Kendall, N J Mason and S V Hoffmann.
    High resolution VUV photo-absorption cross-section for dimethylsulphide, (CH3)2S
    Chem. Phys. Lett., 366 (2002) 343-349.
  17. P Limão Vieira, S Eden, P A Kendall, N J Mason and S V Hoffmann.
    VUV photo-absorption cross section for CCl2F2
    Chem. Phys. Lett., 364 (2002) 535-541.
  18. P Limão-Vieira, S Eden, N J Mason, R Balog, C König, I Bald and E Illenberger.
    Negative ion formation by low electron energy to condensed SF5CF3 molecules
    13th Int. Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Swarms, Prague, Czech Rep. (2003).
  19. S Eden, P Limão-Vieira, P Kendall, N J Mason, M Kitajima, H Tanaka, H Cho, M-J Hubin-Franskin, J Delwiche and S Hoffmann.
    Spectroscopic studies of valence, Rydberg and ionic states of tetrafluoroethylene, C2F4
    13th Int. Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Swarms, Prague, Czech Rep. (2003).
  20. P Limão-Vieira, S Eden, N J Mason, A Giuliani, M-J Hubin-Franskin, J Heinesch, J Delwiche, R Balog and Eugen Illenberger.
    Electronic state spectroscopy of SF5CF3 by gas-phase and condensed phase conditions
    XXIII ICPEAC, Stockholm, Sweden, (2003).
  21. S Eden, P Limão-Vieira, N J Mason, M Kitajima, H Tanaka, H Cho, A Giuliani, M-J Hubin-Franskin, J Delwiche.
    Electronic excitation of tetrafluoroethylene, C2F4
    XXIII ICPEAC, Stockholm, Sweden, (2003).
  22. P Limão-Vieira, P A Kendall, S Eden and N J Mason.
    On the role of CCl2F2, (CH3)2S and SF5CF3 in stratospheric ozone depletion and global warming
    VI Iberian Joint Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics, Madrid, Spain (2003).
  23. S Eden, P Limão-Vieira and N J Mason.
    High resolution VUV photo-absorption and electronic state spectroscopy of tetrafluoroethylene, C2F4
    VI Iberian Joint Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics, Madrid, Spain (2003).
  24. P Limão Vieira, P A Kendall, S Eden and N J Mason.
    Electron and photon induced processes in SF5CF3
    2nd Conference on the Elementary Processes in Atomic Systems, Gdansk, Poland, (2002) 82.
  25. S Eden, P Limão Vieira and N J Mason.
    Absolute photo-absorption cross sections and electronic state spectroscopy of fluorinated selected hydrocarbons relevant to the plasma processing industry
    2nd Conference on the Elementary Processes in Atomic Systems, Gdansk, Poland, (2002) 60.
  26. S Eden, P Limão Vieira and N J Mason.
    Electron and photon induced processes in plasma etching gases
    4th International Workshop on Fluorocarbon Plasmas, Col de Porte, Isère, France, (2002) 10.
  27. N J Mason, S Eden, P Kendall. P Tegeder and P Limão Vieira.
    Electron scattering from molecular systems relevant to plasma industry: A combined experimental and theoretical study
    Int. Conf. on Current Develop. in Atomic, Mol. and Chem. Phys. with Appl., Delhi, India, (2002) 6.
  28. P Limão Vieira, S Eden, and N J Mason.
    Electron and photon induced processes in plasma etching gases
    V Iberian Joint Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics, Lisbon, (2002) 49.
  29. N J Mason, S Eden, P Limão Vieira, P Kendall, S Pathak, A Dawes, P Tegeder, M Kitajima. M Okamoto, H Tanaka, S Samukawa, H Cho and S Hoffmann.
    Electron and Photon Impact Studies of CF3I
    XIII International Symposium on Atomic, Cluster and Surface Physics, Going, Austria, (2002) 159.