title: Differential cross sections for intermediate-energy electron scattering from α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol: excitation of electronic-states.
abstract: We report on measurements of differential cross sections (DCSs) for electron impact excitation of a series of Rydberg electronic-states in α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA). The energy range of these experiments was 20-50 eV, while the scattered electron was detected in the 10°-90° angular range. There are currently no other experimental data or theoretical computations against which we can directly compare the present measured results. Nonetheless, we are able to compare our THFA DCSs with earlier cross section measurements for Rydberg-state electronic excitation for tetrahydrofuran, a similar cyclic ether, from Do et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 134, 144302 (2011)]. In addition, "rotationally averaged" elastic DCSs, calculated using our independent atom model with screened additivity rule correction approach are also reported. Those latter results give integral cross sections consistent with the optical theorem, and supercede those from the only previous study of Milosavljević et al. [Eur. Phys. J. D 40, 107 (2006)].
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiari
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Duque
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Thorn
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pettifer
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Limão-Vieira
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules, UMR CNRS 8523, Université Lille, F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duflot
authors.affiliation: Départment de Chimie, Université de Liège, Institut de Chimie-Bât. B6C, B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium.
authors.forename: M-J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hubin-Franskin
authors.affiliation: Départment de Chimie, Université de Liège, Institut de Chimie-Bât. B6C, B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delwiche
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Madrid E-28006, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: García
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: M C A
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ratnavelu
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810 Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brunger
mesh_terms: D004581:Electronics; D004583:Electrons; D004735:Energy Transfer; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D008962:Models, Theoretical
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; C018675:tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol