Imaging studies of the photodissociation of NH₃⁺ and ND₃⁺ cations,
A.D. Webb, N.H. Nahler and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Chem. A 113 3773-8 (2009). PDF file

High resolution photofragment translational spectroscopy studies of the ultraviolet photolysis of phenol-d₅,
G.A. King, T.A.A. Oliver, M.G.D. Nix and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Chem. A 113 7984-93 (2009). PDF file

Photodissociation imaging of diatomic sulfur (S₂)
P.W.J.M. Frederix, C.-H. Yang, G.C. Groenenboom, D.H. Parker, K. Alnama, C.M. Western and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 14995 - 15005 (2009). PDF file

Ultraviolet photodissociation dynamics of 2-methyl,3-furanthiol: Tuning π-conjugation in sulfur substituted heterocycles,
T.A.A. Oliver, G.A. King, M.G.D. Nix and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Chem. A 114 1338-46 (2010). PDF file

πσ* excited states in molecular photochemistry,
M.N.R. Ashfold, G.A. King, D. Murdock, M.G.D. Nix, T.A.A. Oliver and A.G. Sage, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12 1218-38 (2010). PDF file

Exploring the mechanisms of H atom loss in simple azoles: Ultraviolet photolysis of pyrazole and triazole,
G.A. King, T.A.A. Oliver, M.G.D. Nix and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Chem. Phys. 132 064305 (2010). PDF file

Velocity map imaging studies of the photodissociation of H₂O⁺ cations,
A.G. Sage, T.A.A. Oliver, R.N. Dixon and M.N.R. Ashfold, Mol. Phys. 108 945-55 (2010). PDF file

Dynamical insights into ¹πσ* state mediated photodissociation in aniline,
G.A. King, T.A.A. Oliver and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Chem. Phys. 132 214307 (2010). PDF file

The conformer resolved ultraviolet photodissociation of morpholine,
T.A.A. Oliver, G.A. King and M.N.R. Ashfold, Chem. Sci. 1 89 (2010). PDF file

The ultraviolet photodissociation of axial and equatorial conformers of 3-pyrroline,
T.A.A. Oliver, G.A. King and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Chem. Phys. 133 194303 (2010). PDF file

nσ* and πσ* excited states in aryl halide photochemistry: a comprehensive study of the UV photodissociation dynamics of iodobenzene,
A.G. Sage, T.A.A. Oliver, D. Murdock, M.B. Crow, G.A.D. Ritchie, J.N. Harvey and M.N.R. Ashfold, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13 8075-93 (2011). PDF file

Tunnelling under a conical intersection: application to the product vibrational state distributions in the UV photodissociation of phenols,
R.N. Dixon, T.A.A. Oliver and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Chem. Phys. 134 194303 (2011). PDF file

Linking photochemistry in the gas and solution phase: S–H bond fission in p-methylthiophenol following UV photoexcitation,
T.A.A. Oliver, Y. Zhang, M.N.R. Ashfold and S.E. Bradforth, Farad Disc. 150 439-58 (2011). PDF file

Position matters: competing O–H and N–H bond fission pathways in hydroxyl- and methoxy- substituted indoles,
T.A.A. Oliver, G.A. King and M.N.R. Ashfold, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13 14646-62 (2011). PDF file

Conformer specific dissociation dynamics of iodocyclohexane studied by velocity map imaging,
D.K. Zaouris, A.M. Wenge, D. Murdock, T.A.A. Oliver, G. Richmond, G.A.D. Ritchie, R.N. Dixon and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Chem. Phys. 135 094312 (2011). PDF file

Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy and Predissociation Dynamics of HNO A¹A studied by cavity ring down spectroscopy
J. Pearson, A.J. Orr-Ewing, M.N.R. Ashfold and R.N. Dixon, J. Chem. Phys. 106, 5850-73 (1997). PDF file

Predissociative Lifetimes of the A²Σ⁺ v=1 State of the SH Radical Determined by Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy
M.D. Wheeler, A.J. Orr-Ewing, M.N.R. Ashfold, and T. Ishiwata, Chem. Phys. Lett. 268, 421-428 (1997).PDF file

Predissociation dynamics of the A² Σ⁺ state of SH and SD
M.D. Wheeler, A.J. Orr-Ewing and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Chem. Phys. 107, 7591-600 (1997). PDF file

Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy
M.D. Wheeler, S.M. Newman, M.N.R. Ashfold and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 94, 337-51 (1998). PDF file

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of the A² Π - X² Π transition of BrO
M.D. Wheeler, S.M. Newman and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Chem. Phys. Lett. 285, 346-51 (1998). PDF file

Predissociation dynamics of the B³ Σ_u^- state of S₂
M.D. Wheeler, S.M. Newman and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Phys. 108, 6594-605 (1998). PDF file

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of the A² Π-X² Π transition of IO
S.M. Newman, W.H. Howie, I.C. Lane, M.R. Upson, and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 94, 2681-8 (1998). PDF file

Integrated absorption intensity and Einstein coefficients for the O₂(a¹ Δ_g-X³ Σ_g^-) transition - a comparison of cavity ring-down and high-resolution FT spectroscopy using a long-path absorption cell
S.M. Newman, I.C. Lane, A.J. Orr-Ewing, D.M. Newnham and J. Ballard, J. Chem. Phys. 110, 10749 (1999). PDF file

Kinetics studies of reactions of IO radicals determined by cavity ring-down spectroscopy
D.B.Atkinson, J.W. Hudgens and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Phys. Chem. 103, 6173-80 (1999). PDF file

The UV absorption of ClO 1: The A² Π - X² Π spectrum at wavelengths from 285 - 320 nm studied by cavity ring-down spectroscopy
W.H. Howie, I.C. Lane, S.M. Newman, D. Johnson and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 1, 3079 (1999). PDF file

The UV absorption of ClO 2: Predissociation of the A² Π state studied by ab initio and Fermi Golden rule calculations
I.C. Lane, W.H. Howie and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 1, 3087 (1999). PDF file

Rotational structure in the A¹A'' - X¹A' spectrum of formyl chloride
H. Ding, A.J. Orr-Ewing and R.N. Dixon, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 1, 4181 (1999). PDF file

Temperature and pressure dependenc of linewidths and integrated absorption intensities for the O₂ (a¹ Δ_g-X³ Σ_g^-) transition
S.M. Newman, I.C. Lane, A.J. Orr-Ewing, D.M. Newnham and J. Ballard, J. Phys. Chem. A. 104, 9467 (2000). PDF file

The near ultra-violet spectrum of the FCO radical: re-assignment of transitions and predissociation of the electronically excited state
W.H. Howie, I.C. Lane and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Phys. 113, 7237 (2000). PDF file

Effects of NH₃ and N₂ additions to hot filament activated CH₄/H₂ gas mixtures
J.A. Smith, J.B. Wills, H.S. Moores, A.J. Orr-Ewing, M.N.R. Ashfold, Yu.A. Mankelevich and N.V. Suetin, J. Appl. Phys. 92, 672-681 (2002). PDF file

Measurements of C₂ and CH radical concentrations and temperatures in a dc arc jet using cavity ring down spectroscopy
J.B. Wills, J.A. Smith, W.E. Boxford, J.M.F. Elks, M.N.R. Ashfold and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Appl. Phys., 92, 4213-4222 (2002). PDF file

Trace detection of methane using continuous wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy at 1.65 µm
B.L. Fawcett, A.M. Parkes, D.E. Shallcross and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 4, 5960 (2002). PDF file

410 nm diode laser cavity ring-down spectroscopy for trace detection of NO₂
M.I. Mazurenka, B.L. Fawcett, D.E. Shallcross and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Chem. Phys. Lett. 367, 1 (2003). PDF file

Number densities and temperatures of acetylene in hot filament and arc-jet activated CH₄/H₂ gas mixtures measured using diode laser cavity ring-down spectroscopy
J.B. Wills, M.N.R. Ashfold, A.J. Orr-Ewing, Yu.A. Mankelevich and N.V. Suetin, Diamond and Relat. Mater. 12, 1346 (2003). PDF file

Trace detection of volatile organic compounds by diode laser cavity ring-down spectroscopy
A.M. Parkes, B.L. Fawcett, R.E. Austin, S. Nakamichi, D.E. Shallcross and A.J. Orr-Ewing, The Analyst, 128, 960 (2003). PDF file

Absorption cross sections and pressure broadening of rotational lines in the 3v₃ band of N₂O determined by diode laser cavity ring-down spectroscopy
A.M. Parkes, A.R. Linsley and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Chem. Phys. Lett. 377 439-444 (2003). PDF file

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy measurements of the concentrations of C₂(X¹S⁺) radicals in a DC arc jet reactor used for chemical vapour deposition of diamond films.
C.J. Rennick, J.A. Smith, M.N.R. Ashfold and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Chem. Phys. Lett. 383, 518-522 (2004). PDF file

Combining pre-concentration of air samples with cavity ring-down spectroscopy for detection of trace volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere
A.M. Parkes, R.E. Lindley and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Anal. Chem. 76, 7329-7335 (2004).PDF file.

Absorption cross sections and pressure broadening of rotational lines in the v₅ + v₉ band of ethene measured by diode laser cavity ring-down spectroscopy
A.M. Parkes, R.E. Lindley and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 6, 5313-5317 (2004). PDF file.

Cavity ring-down and cavity enhanced spectroscopy using diode lasers
M.I. Mazurenka, A.J. Orr-Ewing, R. Peverall and G.A.D. Ritchie, Annual Reports C, 101, 100 - 142 (2005). PDF file

The photochemistry of formaldehyde under tropospheric conditions
F.D. Pope, C.A. Smith, P.R. Davis, D.E. Shallcross, M.N.R. Ashfold and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Faraday Disc. 130 59 - 72 (2005).

Fast Fourier transform analysis in cavity ring-down spectroscopy: application to an optical detector for atmospheric NO₂
M.I. Mazurenka, R. Wada, A.J.L. Shillings, T.J.A. Butler, J.M. Beames and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Appl. Phys. B 81, 135-141 (2005). PDF file

Continuous wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy measurement of NO₂ mixing ratios in ambient air.
R. Wada and A.J. Orr-Ewing, The Analyst 130, 1595 - 1600 (2005). PDF file

CRDS measurements of single aerosol particle extinction part 1. The effect of position of a single particle within the laser beam on extinction,
T.J.A. Butler, J.L. Miller and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Phys. 126, 174302 (2007). PDF file.

CRDS measurements of single aerosol particle extinction part 2. Extinction of light by an aerosol particle in an optical cavity excited by a cw laser,
J.L. Miller and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Phys. 126, 174303 (2007). PDF file.

Optical properties of micrometer size water droplets studied by cavity ring-down spectroscopy, S. Rudic, R.E.H. Miles, A.J. Orr-Ewing and J.P. Reid, Applied Optics, 46, 6142 - 6150 (2007). PDF file

Measurement of IO concentrations in the marine boundary layer using a cavity ring-down spectrometer
R. Wada, J.M. Beames and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Atm. Chem. 58, 69 - 87 (2007). PDF file

Trace detection of C₂H₂ in ambient air using continuous wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy combined with sample pre-concentration,
M. Pradhan, R.E. Lindley, R. Grilli, I.R. White, D. Martin and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Appl. Phys. B 90, 1 - 9 (2008). PDF file

Automated system for monitoring trace C₂H₂ in ambient air by cavity ring-down spectroscopy combined with sample pre-concentration,
M. Pradhan, M.S.I. Aziz, R. Grilli and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 7354 - 7359 (2008). PDF file

Interaction energy of water dimers from pressure broadening of near IR absorption lines
P. Fiadzomor, A.M. Keen, R.B. Grant and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Chem. Phys. Lett. 462 188 - 191 (2008). PDF file

Pressure broadening of H₂O absorption lines in the 1.3 µm region measured by cw-CRDS: application in the trace detection of water vapour in N₂, SiH₄, CF₄ and PH₃,
P. Fiadzomor, D.M. Baker, A.M. Keen, R.B. Grant and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Appl. Spectroscopy 62, 1354 - 1362 (2008). PDF file

Non-adiabatic dynamics in the CH₃ + HCl → CH₄ + Cl(²P_J) reaction
B. Retail, J.K. Pearce, C. Murray and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 101101 (2005). PDF file

H-atom abstraction dynamics of reactions between Cl atom and heterocyclic organic molecules
J.K. Pearce, C. Murray, P.N. Stevens and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Molecular Physics 103, 1785-1796 (2005). PDF file

How do the structures of polyatomic molecules affect their reaction dynamics?
J.K. Pearce, C. Murray and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Physica Scripta 73, 1 - 6 (2006).

Stereodynamics of chlorine atom reactions with organic molecules
C. Murray, J.K. Pearce, S. Rudic, B. Retail and A.J. Orr-Ewing, feature article for J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 11093 - 11102 (2005). PDF file

Studying chattering collisions in the Cl + ethane reaction with classical trajectories
S.J. Greaves, J. Kim, A.J. Orr-Ewing and D. Troya, Chem. Phys. Lett. 441, 171 - 175 (2007). PDF file

Imaging the nonadiabatic dynamics of the CH₃ + HCl reaction
B. Retail, S.J. Greaves, J.K. Pearce, R.A. Rose and A.J. Orr-Ewing, PCCP 9, 3261 - 3267 (2007). PDF file .

Imaging the dynamics of reactions between Cl atoms and the cylic ethers oxirane and oxetane,
J.K. Pearce, B. Retail, S.J. Greaves, R.A. Rose and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 13296 - 13304 (2007). PDF file

The dynamics of reaction of Cl atoms with tetramethylsilane,
B. Retail, R.A. Rose, J.K. Pearce, S.J. Greaves and A.J. Orr-Ewing, PCCP 10, 1675 - 1680 (2008). PDF file

Adiabatic and nonadiabatic dynamics in the CH₃ (CD₃) + HCl reaction,
B. Retail, J.K. Pearce, S.J. Greaves, R.A. Rose and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Phys. 128 184303 (1-8) (2008). PDF file

Classical trajectory study of the dynamics of the reaction of Cl atoms with ethane,
S.J. Greaves, A.J. Orr-Ewing and D. Troya, J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 9387 - 9395 (2008). PDF file

Ab initio molecular dynamics (MD) study of the electron capture processes of protonated methane (CH₅⁺),
H. Tachikawa and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Phys. Chem A 112, 11575 - 11581 (2008). PDF file

Velocity map imaging of the dynamics of the CH₃ + HCl reaction using a dual molecular beam method,
R.A. Rose, S.J. Greaves and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Mol. Phys. 108, 981-992 (2010). PDF file

Velocity map imaging of the dynamics of bimolecular reactions,
S.J. Greaves, R.A. Rose and A.J. Orr-Ewing, PCCP 12, 9129 - 9143 (2010) DOI: 10.1039/c001233e. PDF file

Velocity map imaging of the dynamics of the reactions of Cl atoms with neopentane and tetramethylsilane,
R.A. Rose, S.J. Greaves and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Chem. Phys. 132, 244312 (13 pages) (2010). PDF file

Processes involving multiple potential energy surfaces,
B. Retail and A.J. Orr-Ewing, chapter in Tutorials in Molecular Reaction Dynamics ed. M. Brouard and C. Vallance, Royal Society of Chemistry (2010).

Vibrationally quantum-state-specific reaction dynamics of H atom abstraction by CN radical in solution,
S.J. Greaves, R.A. Rose, T.A.A. Oliver, D.R. Glowacki, M.N.R. Ashfold, J.N. Harvey, I.P. Clark, G.M. Greetham, A.W. Parker, M. Towrie and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Science 331, 1423-1426 (2011). PDF file

Probing the Gas Phase and Gas-surface Chemistry involved in Diamond Chemical Vapour Deposition

On the use of Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionisation (REMPI) for probing hydrogen atoms in Diamond Chemical Vapour Deposition using a Hot Filament Reactor
S.A. Redman, S.R. Langford, K.N. Rosser and M.N.R. Ashfold, Proc. SPIE. 3484, 34-42 (1998).

Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionisation Probing of H atoms in a Hot Filament Chemical Vapour Deposition Reactor
S.A. Redman, C. Chung, K.N. Rosser and M.N.R. Ashfold, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 1, 1415-24 (1999). PDF file

H atom production in a hot filament chemical vapour deposition reactor
S.A. Redman, C. Chung and M.N.R. Ashfold, Diamond Rel. Mater. 8, 1383-7 (1999). PDF file

Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionisation Probing of H atoms and CH₃ Radicals in a Hot Filament Chemical Vapour Deposition Reactor
J.A. Smith, M.A. Cook, S.R. Langford, S.A. Redman and M.N.R. Ashfold, Thin Solid Films, 368, 169-75 (2000). PDF file

On the mechanism of CH₃ radical formation in hot filament activated CH₄/H₂ and C₂H₂/H₂ gas mixtures
J.A. Smith, E. Cameron, M.N.R. Ashfold, Y.A. Mankelevich and N.V. Suetin, Diamond Rel. Mater. 10, 358-363 (2001). PDF file

Experimental data versus 3-D model calculations of HFCVD processes: correlations and discrepancies
Y.A. Mankelovich, N.V. Suetin, M.N.R. Ashfold, J.A. Smith and E. Cameron, Diamond Rel. Mater. 10, 364-369 (2001). PDF file

Diamond depostion in a DC-arc jet CVD system; investigations of the effects of nitrogen addition
J.A. Smith, K.N. Rosser, H. Yagi, M.I. Wallace, P.W. May and M.N.R Ashfold, Diamond Rel. Mater. 10, 370-375 (2001). PDF file

Unravelling aspects of the gas phase chemistry involved in diamond chemical vapour deposition
M.N.R. Ashfold, P.W. May, J.R. Petherbridge, K.N. Rosser, J.A. Smith, Y.A. Mankelevich and N.V. Suetin, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 3, 3471-3485 (2001). PDF file

Investigations of the gas phase chemistry in a hot filament CVD reactor operating with CH₄/N₂/H₂ and CH₄/NH₃/H₂ gas mixtures
Y.A. Mankelevich, N.V. Suetin, J.A. Smith and M.N.R. Ashfold, Diamond. Rel. Matter 11, 567-72 (2002). PDF file

Effects of NH₃ and N₂ additions to hot filament activated CH₄/H₂ gas mixtures
J.A. Smith, J.B. Wills, H.S. Moores, A.J. Orr-Ewing, M.N.R. Ashfold, Yu.A. Mankelevich and N.V. Suetin, J. Appl. Phys. 92, 672-681 (2002). PDF file

Measurements of C₂ and CH radical concentrations and temperatures in a dc arc jet using cavity ring down spectroscopy
J.B. Wills, J.A. Smith, W.E. Boxford, J.M.F. Elks, M.N.R. Ashfold and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Appl. Phys., 92, 4213-4222 (2002). PDF file

Chemical kinetics in carbon depositing dc arc jet CVD reactors
Yu.A. Mankelevich, N.V. Suetin, M.N.R. Ashfold, W.E. Boxford, A.J. Orr-Ewing, J.A. Smith and J.B. Wills, Diamond and Relat. Mater. 12, 383 (2003). PDF file

Number densities and temperatures of acetylene in hot filament and arc-jet activated CH₄/H₂ gas mixtures measured using diode laser cavity ring-down spectroscopy
J.B. Wills, M.N.R. Ashfold, A.J. Orr-Ewing, Yu.A. Mankelevich and N.V. Suetin, Diamond and Relat. Mater. 12, 1346 (2003). PDF file

Improved characterisation of C₂ and CH radical number density distributions in a DC arc jet used for diamond chemical vapour deposition
C.J. Rennick, A.G. Smith, J.A. Smith, J.B. Wills, A.J. Orr-Ewing, M.N.R. Ashfold, Yu.A. Mankelevich and N.V. Suetin, Diamond and Relat. Mater. 13, 561-8 (2004). PDF file

Computational studies of elementary steps relating to boron doping during diamond chemical vapour deposition,
A. Cheesman, J.N. Harvey and M.N.R. Ashfold, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7, 1121-6 (2005). PDF file

Measurement and modelling of a diamond deposition reactor: Hydrogen atom and electron number densities in an Ar/H₂ arc jet discharge,
C.J. Rennick, R. Engeln, J.A. Smith, A.J. Orr-Ewing, M.N.R. Ashfold and Yu.A. Mankelevich, J. Appl. Phys. 97, 113306 (2005). PDF file

Application of a quantum cascade laser for time-resolved, in situ probing of CH₄/H₂ and C₂H₂/H₂ gas mixtures during microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition of diamond,
A. Cheesman, J.A. Smith, M.N.R. Ashfold, N. Langford, S. Wright and G. Duxbury, J. Phys. Chem. A. 110, 2821-8 (2006). PDF file

Experimental and modeling studies of B atom number density distributions in hot filament activated B₂H₆/H₂ and B₂H₆/CH₄/H₂ gas mixtures,
D.W. Comerford, A. Cheesman, T.P.F. Carpenter, D.M.E. Davies, N.A. Fox, R.S. Sage, J.A. Smith, M.N.R. Ashfold and Yu. A. Mankelevich, J. Phys. Chem. A. 110, 2868-75 (2006). PDF file

Spatial profiling of H(n=2) atom number densities in a DC arc jet reactor,
C.J. Rennick, J. Ma, M.N.R. Ashfold, A.J. Orr-Ewing and Yu.A. Mankelevich, Plasma Sources Sci. Tech. 15, 432-440 (2006). PDF file

Measurement and modelling of Ar/H₂/CH₄ arc jet discharge CVD reactors I: intercomparison of derived spatial variations of H atom, C₂ and CH radical densities
C.J. Rennick, J. Ma, J.J. Henney, J.B. Wills, M.N.R. Ashfold, A.J. Orr-Ewing and Yu.A. Mankelevich, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 063309(13 pages) (2007). PDF file

Measurement and modelling of Ar/H₂/CH₄ arc jet discharge CVD reactors II: modelling of the spatial dependence of expanded plasma parameters and species number densities
Yu.A. Mankelevich, M.N.R. Ashfold and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Appl. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 102, 063310(11 pages) (2007). PDF file

Filament seasoning and its effect on the chemistry prevailing in hot filament activated gas mixtures used in diamond chemical vapour deposition,
D.W. Comerford, U.F.S. d'Haenens-Johansson, J.A. Smith, M.N.R. Ashfold and Yu. A. Mankelevich, Thin Solid Films 516, 521-5 (2008). PDF file

Studies of carbon incorporation on the diamond {100} surface during chemical vapour deposition using density functional theory,
A. Cheesman, J.N. Harvey and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 11436-48 (2008). PDF file

Plasma-chemical processes in microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition reactors operating with C/H/Ar gas mixtures
Yu.A. Mankelevich, M.N.R. Ashfold and Jie Ma, J. Appl. Phys. 104, 113304(11 pages) (2008). PDF file

Probing the plasma chemistry in a microwave reactor used for diamond chemical vapor deposition by cavity ring down spectroscopy
Jie Ma, J.C. Richley, M.N.R. Ashfold and Yu.A. Mankelevich, J. Appl. Phys. 104, 103305(9 pages) (2008). PDF file

Validating optical emission spectroscopy as a diagnostic of microwave activated CH₄ /Ar/H₂ plasmas used for diamond chemical vapor deposition
Jie Ma, M.N.R. Ashfold and Yu.A. Mankelevich, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 043302(12 pages) (2009). PDF file

On the mechanism of H atom production in hot filament activated H₂ and CH₄/H₂ gas mixtures.
D.W. Comerford, J.A. Smith, M.N.R. Ashfold and Yu.A. Mankelevich, J. Chem. Phys. 131, 044326(12 pages) (2009). PDF file

Quantum cascade laser investigations of CH₄ and C₂H₂ interconversion in hydrocarbon/H₂ gas mixtures during microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of diamond.
J. Ma, A. Cheesman, M.N.R. Ashfold, K.G. Hay, S. Wright, N. Langford, G. Duxbury and Yu.A. Mankelevich, J. Appl. Phys. 106, 033305(15 pages) (2009). PDF file

Understanding the chemical vapor deposition of diamond: recent progress.
J.E. Butler, Y.A. Mankelevich, A. Cheesman, Jie Ma and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Condens. Matt. 21, 364201(20 pages) (2009). PDF file

On the role of carbon radical insertion reactions in the growth of diamond by chemical vapour deposition methods.
J.C Richley, J.N. Harvey and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 11416-22 (2009). PDF file

Spectroscopic and modeling investigations of the gas-phase chemistry and composition in microwave plasma activated B₂H₆/Ar/H₂ mixtures.
Jie Ma, J.C. Richley, D.R.W. Davies, A. Cheesman, M.N.R. Ashfold and Y.A. Mankelevich, J. Phys. Chem. A 114, 2447-63 (2010). PDF file

Spectroscopic and modeling investigations of the gas-phase chemistry and composition in microwave plasma activated B₂H₆/CH₄/Ar/H₂ gas mixtures.
Jie Ma, J.C. Richley, D.R.W. Davies, M.N.R. Ashfold and Y.A. Mankelevich, J. Phys. Chem. A 114, 10076-89 (2010). PDF file

Combined experimental and modeling studies of microwave activated CH₄/H₂/Ar plasmas for microcrystalline, nanocrystalline and ultrananocrystalline diamond deposition
J.C. Richley, O.J.L. Fox, M.N.R. Ashfold and Y.A. Mankelevich, J. Appl. Phys. 109, 063307 (14 pages) (2011). PDF file

Boron doping: B/H/C/O gas-phase chemistry; H atom density dependences on pressure and wire temperature; puzzles regarding the gas-surface mechanism.
Y.A. Mankelevich, M.N.R. Ashfold, D.W. Comerford, Jie Ma and J.C. Richley, Thin Solid Films 519, 4421-5 (2011). PDF file

Laser Ablation and Thin Film Growth

Production and Characterisation of Amorphic Diamond Films produced by pulsed laser ablation of graphite
S.E. Johnson, M.N.R. Ashfold, M.P. Knapper, R.J. Lade, K.N. Rosser, N.A. Fox and W.N. Wang, Diamond Rel. Mater. 6, 569-73 (1997). PDF file

Excimer Laser Processing of CVD Diamond Fibres
G. Meaden, S.E. Johnson, R.J. Lade, E.D. Nicholson, M.N.R. Ashfold and P.G. Partridge, J. Mater. Sci. 32, 3801-6 (1997). PDF file

Investigation of Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon (a-C:H) Films produced by ArF (193nm) Laser Ablation of Poly(methyl methacrylate)
R.J Lade, D.J. Munns, S.E. Johnson, P.W. May, K.N. Rosser and M.N.R. Ashfold. Diamond Rel. Mater. 7, 699-703 (1998). PDF file

ArF (193 nm) Laser Ablation of Poly(methyl methacrylate)
R.J. Lade, I.W. Morley, P.W. May, K.N. Rosser and M.N.R. Ashfold, Diamond Rel. Mater. 8, 1654-8 (1999). PDF file

Studies of the ablation plume arising in 193 nm laser irradiation of graphite in vacuum
R.J. Lade and M.N.R. Ashfold, Surf. Coat. Technol. 120-1, 313-8 (1999). PDF file

193 nm laser ablation of CVD diamond and graphite in vacuum: plume analysis and film properties
R.J. Lade, F. Claeyssens, K.N. Rosser and M.N.R. Ashfold, Appl. Phys. A. 69, S935-9 (1999). PDF file

Investigations of the plume accompanying pulsed ultraviolet laser ablation of graphite in vacuum
F. Claeyssens, R.J. Lade, K.N. Rosser, and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Appl. Phys. 89, 697-701 (2001). PDF file

Studies of plume emission accompanying 248 nm laser ablation of graphite in vacuum: Effects of pulse duration
F. Claeyssens, M.N.R. Ashfold, E. Sofoulakis, C.G. Ristoscu, D. Anglos and C. Fotakis, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 6162-72 (2002). PDF file

Studies of the plume accompanying pulsed ultraviolet laser ablation of zinc oxide
F. Claeyssens, A. Cheesman, S.J. Henley and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Appl. Phys., 92 6886-6894 (2002). PDF file

The oriented growth of ZnO films on NaCl substrates by pulsed laser ablation
S.J. Henley, M.N.R. Ashfold and D. Cherns, Thin Solid Films, 422 69-72 (2002). PDF file

Structural characterisation of CNx thin films deposited by laser ablation
G.M. Fuge, C.J. Rennick, S.R.J. Pearce, P.W. May and M.N.R. Ashfold, Diamond and Rel. Mater., 12 1049-1054 (2003). PDF file

The structure and composition of lithium fluoride films grown by off-axis pulsed laser ablation
S.J. Henley, M.N.R. Ashfold and S.R.J. Pearce, Appl. Surf. Sci. 217 68-77 (2003) PDF file

Comparison of the ablation plumes arising from ArF laser ablation of graphite, silicon, copper and aluminum in vacuum
F. Claeyssens, S.J. Henley and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Appl. Phys. 94 2203-2211 (2003) PDF file

Pulsed laser ablation and deposition of thin films
M.N.R. Ashfold, F. Claeyssens, G.M. Fuge and S.J. Henley, Chem. Soc. Rev. 23 23-31 (2004) PDF file

The growth of transparent conducting ZnO films by pulsed laser ablation
S.J. Henley, M.N.R. Ashfold and D. Cherns, Surf. Coat. Technol. 177-8 271-6 (2004) PDF file

Laser Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of phosphorus containing diamond-like carbon films grown by pulsed laser ablation methods
G.M. Fuge, P.W. May, K.N. Rosser, S.R.J. Pearce and M.N.R. Ashfold, Diamond and Rel. Mater. 13 1442-8 (2004) PDF file

Controlling the size and alignment of ZnO microrods using ZnO thin film templates deposited by pulsed laser ablation methods
S.J. Henley, M.N.R. Ashfold, D.P. Nicholls, P. Wheatley and D. Cherns, Appl. Phys. A 79 1169-73 (2004) PDF file

Phosphorus carbide thin films: experiment and theory
F. Claeyssens, G.M. Fuge, N.L. Allan, P.W. May, S.R.J. Pearce and M.N.R. Ashfold, Appl. Phys. A 79 1237-41 (2004) PDF file

Growth of aligned ZnO nanorod arrays by catalyst-free pulsed laser deposition methods
Ye Sun, G.M. Fuge and M.N.R. Ashfold, Chem. Phys. Lett. 396 21-6 (2004) PDF file

Phosphorus carbides: experiment and theory
F. Claeyssens, G.M. Fuge, N.L. Allan, P.W. May and M.N.R. Ashfold, Dalton Trans. 3085-92 (2004) PDF file

Comparing the short and ultrashort pulsed laser ablation of LiF
S.J. Henley, G.M. Fuge and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Appl. Phys. 97 023304:1-9 (2005) PDF file

Growth of ZnO thin films - Experiment and Theory
F. Claeyssens, C.L. Freeman, N.L. Allan, Ye Sun, M.N.R. Ashfold and J.H. Harding, J. Mater. Chem. 15 139-48 (2005) PDF file

Synthesis of aligned arrays of ultra-thin ZnO nanotubes on a Si wafer coated with a thin ZnO film,
Ye Sun, G.M. Fuge, N.A. Fox, D.J. Riley and M.N.R. Ashfold, Adv. Mater. 17 2477-81 (2005) PDF file

Dynamics of confined plumes during the short and ultra-short pulsed laser ablation of graphite,
S.J. Henley, J.D. Carey, S.R.P. Silva, G.M. Fuge, M.N.R. Ashfold and D. Anglos, Phys. Rev. B 72 205413:1-13 (2005) PDF file

Growth mechanisms for ZnO nanorods formed by pulsed laser deposition,
Ye Sun, G.M. Fuge and M.N.R. Ashfold, Superlattices and Microstructures 39 33-40 (2006) PDF file

Studies of the plume emission during the femtosecond and nanosecond ablation of graphite in nitrogen
G.M. Fuge, M.N.R. Ashfold and S.J. Henley, J. Appl. Phys. 99 014309:1-12 (2006) PDF file

Mechanism of ZnO nanotube growth by hydrothermal methods on ZnO film-coated Si Substrates,
Ye Sun, D.J. Riley and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Chem. B 110 15186-92 (2006) PDF file

Synthesis and photoluminescence of ultra-thin ZnO nanowire/nanotube arrays formed by hydrothermal growth,
Ye Sun, N.G. Ndifor-Angwafor, D.J. Riley and M.N.R. Ashfold, Chem. Phys. Lett. 431 352-7 (2006) PDF file

Photoluminescence from diameter-selected ZnO nanorod arrays,
Ye Sun and M.N.R. Ashfold, Nanotechnology 18 245701(5pp) (2007) PDF file

Polarity determination of zinc oxide nanorods by defocused convergent-beam electron diffraction,
D.P. Nicholls, R. Vincent, D. Cherns, Y. Sun and M.N.R. Ashfold, Phil. Mag. Letts. 87 417-21 (2007) PDF file

Growth of nanostructured ZnO thin films on sapphire,
R.P. Doherty, Y.K. Sun, Y. Sun, J.L. Warren, N.A. Fox, D. Cherns and M.N.R. Ashfold, Appl. Phys. A 89 49-55 (2007) PDF file

The kinetics of the hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanostructures,
M.N.R. Ashfold, R.P. Doherty, N.G. Ndifor-Angwafor, D.J. Riley and Y. Sun, Thin Solid Films 515 8679-83 (2007) PDF file

Effect of incident fluence on the growth of ZnO nanorods by pulsed excimer laser deposition,
Ye Sun, R.P. Doherty, J.L. Warren and M.N.R. Ashfold, Chem. Phys. Lett. 447 257-62 (2007) PDF file

Growth of arrays of Al-doped ZnO nanocones by pulsed laser deposition,
Ye Sun, K.E. Addison and M.N.R. Ashfold, Nanotechnology 18 495601(4pp) (2007) PDF file

Growth of ZnO nanorods from the gas phase,
Ye Sun, J.L. Warren, M.N.R. Ashfold and F. Claeyssens, in ‘Nanorods, Nanotubes and Nanomaterial Research Developments’ (ed. W.V. Prescott et al.), Nova Science Publishers, Inc., N.Y. (2008), Chap. 6, pp.239-278. ISBN: 978-1-60456-122-7). PDF file

Quadrupole mass spectrometry and time-of-flight analysis of ions resulting from 532 nm pulsed laser ablation of Ni, Al and ZnO targets,
R.S. Sage, U.B. Cappel, M.N.R. Ashfold and N.R. Walker, J. Appl. Phys. 103 093301(8pp) (2008) PDF file

Hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanorods aligned parallel to the substrate surface,
Ye Sun, N.A. Fox, D.J. Riley and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Chem. C 112 9234-9 (2008) PDF file

Ultrathin aligned ZnO nanorod arrays grown by diffusive pulsed laser deposition,
G.M. Fuge, T.M.S. Holmes and M.N.R. Ashfold, Chem. Phys. Lett. 479 125-7 (2009) PDF file

Toward a single ZnO nanowire homojunction,
Ye Sun, N.A. Fox, G.M. Fuge and M.N.R. Ashfold, J. Phys. Chem. C 114 21338-41 (2010) PDF file

Highly conductive nanoclustered carbon:nickel films grown by pulsed laser deposition,
K.D.G.I. Jayawardena, Y.Y. Tan, J. Fryar, H. Shiozawa, S.R.P. Silva, S.J. Henley, G.M. Fuge, B.S. Truscott and M.N.R. Ashfold, Carbon 49 3781-8 (2011) PDF file

Multiphoton Ionization and Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy

The Upper Vibrational States of the B ³ Π_U state of ³²S₂
M.E. Green and C.M. Western, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 93, 365-372 (1997). PDF file

Ion Pair States of the ClO Radical observed by Multiphoton Ionisation Spectroscopy
M.J. Cooper, T. Diez-Rojio, L.J. Rogers, C.M. Western, M.N.R. Ashfold and J.W. Hudgens, Chem. Phys. Lett. 272, 232-238 (1997). PDF file

Multiphoton Ionisation Spectroscopy of S₂
M.J. Cooper and C.M. Western, "Two Colour Chem. Phys. Lett. 267, 365-369 (1997). PDF file

The Spectroscopy of High Rydberg States of Ammonia
S.R. Langford, A.J. Orr-Ewing, R.A. Morgan, C.M. Western, M.N.R. Ashfold, A. Rijkenberg, C.R. Scheper, W.J. Buma and C.A. de Lange, J. Chem. Phys. 108, 6667-6680 (1998). PDF file

Multiphoton Ionization (MPI) and Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization (REMPI) Spectroscopy in Nonlinear Spectroscopy for Molecular Structure Determination, (eds. R.W. Field, E. Hirota, J.P. Maier and S. Tsuchiya)
M.N.R. Ashfold, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, (1998) 127-148.

Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionisation (REMPI) and REMPI-photoelectron Spectroscopy of Ammonia
S.R Langford, A.J. Orr-Ewing, R.A. Morgan, C.M. Western, M.N.R. Ashfold, A. Rijkenberg, C.R. Scheper, W.J Buma and C.A. de Lange, Euro. Phys. J. D 4, 189-97 (1998). PDF file

The A ³ Π state of SO
J.M.F. Elks and C.M. Western. J. Chem. Phys. 110, 7699-7706 (1999).PDF file

A CASSCF/MRCI study of the low-lying Rydberg states of ClO
I.C. Lane and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Mol. Phys. 98, 793-806 (2000).PDF file

The valence and Rydberg states of FO: an ab-initio search for electronic transitions
I.C. Lane and A.J. Orr-Ewing, J. Phys. Chem. A, 104, 8759 (2000). PDF file

The C³Π, d¹Π and e¹Π states of SO
C.P. Archer, J.M.F. Elks and C.M. Western. J. Chem. Phys. 112, 6293-6300 (2000). PDF file

Sub-Doppler spectroscopy with a narrow linewidth pulsed OPO: hyperfine structure in the PF radical
S.H. Ashworth J.M.F. Elks and C.M. Western. Chem. Phys. Lett. 328, 197-202 (2000). PDF file

3+1 resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy of HBr
D. Ascenzi, S.R. Langford, M.N.R. Ashfold and A.J. Orr-Ewing, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 3, 29-43 (2001). PDF file

An injection seeded narrow bandwidth pulsed optical parametric oscillator and its application to the investigation of hyperfine structure in the PF radical
J.A.J. Fitzpatrick O.V. Chekhlov J.M.F. Elks C.M. Western and S.H. Ashworth. J. Chem. Phys. 115, 6920-6930 (2001). PDF file

Predissociation dynamics in the A ³Π state of PH: An experimental and ab initio investigation
J.A.J. Fitzpatrick O.V. Chekhlov D.R. Morgan, R.W. Burrows and C.M. Western. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 4, 1114-1122 (2002). PDF file

An all solid state narrow bandwidth optical parametric oscillator and its applications to the high resolution spectroscopy of free radicals
O.V. Chekhlov, J.A.J. Fitzpatrick, K.N. Rosser, C.M. Western and S.H. Ashworth. J. Mod. Opt. 49 865-876 (2002). PDF file.

Sub-Doppler spectroscopy of the PH radical: hyperfine structure in the A ³Π state.
J.A.J. Fitzpatrick, O.V. Chekhlov, C.M. Western and S.H. Ashworth. J. Chem. Phys. 118 4539-4545(2003). PDF file.

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