Abstract:
The talk will give an overview of our recent results on collisions of charged ions with atoms and molecules. Systems relevant to fusion plasma, astronomy or hadron therapy are focused upon, namely the electron capture and electronic excitation by proton impact on H2, D2, HD, and various hydrocarbon molecules. The electronic structure and dynamics of positive H2O+ and H3O+ intermediate ions are also briefly discussed.
The theoretical framework builds on the MRD-CI method to determine the electronic states and their respective non-adiabatic couplings and uses the electronic-state close-coupling method to obtain the cross sections for the above processes. The importance of vibrational, steric and isomer effects is demonstrated.
We conclude with a very brief summary of our research interest in quantum dot physics and econphysics, seeking for a possible research cooperation.