My scientific background on Atomic and Molecular Physics covers atom-molecule collisions by charge transfer technique between hyperthermal neutral potassium atoms and molecular targets, the spectroscopy and electron interactions with molecular systems in both gaseous and condensed phases (VUV photoabsorption by means of a synchrotron radiation, FT-IR spectroscopy, Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS), PhotoElectron Spectroscopy (PES), gas-phase low energy Electron Attachment (EA) and Electron Stimulated Desorption (DEA) on the condensed-phase)
The current research interests include: the electronic state spectroscopy of biomolecules, aeronomic and plasma processing molecules by interaction with photons and electrons; charge transfer processes by atom-molecule collisions and the role of negative ions; surface induced chemistry, especially the reactivity of co-adsorbed molecular species and the formation of ices in the Earth’s upper atmosphere and in the interstellar medium, that might be in the origin of some microorganisms. Charge transfer experiments on atom-(bio)molecule collisions with negative ion formation.
Website: http://cefitec.fct.unl.pt/lcam/
