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last update: Jan 2013

ISI PAPERS

 

99. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Candori, S. Falcinelli, F. Pirani, R. Richter, M. Rosi, S. Stranges, F. Vecchiocattivi
Production of ions at high energy and its role in extraterrestrial environments

Rendiconti Lincei - Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 24 (2013) 53-65; doi: 10.1007/s12210-012-0215-z

98. O. Dutuit, N. Carrasco, R. Thissen, V. Vuitton, C. Alcaraz, P. Pernot, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, A. Canosa, S. Le Picard, J.-C. Loison, Z. Herman, J. Zabka, D. Ascenzi, P. Tosi, P. Franceschi, S. D. Price, P. Lavvas
Critical review of N, N+, N2+, N++ and N2++ main production processes and reactions of relevance to Titan's atmosphere

Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 204 (2013) 20 (45pp); doi: 10.1088/0067-0049/204/2/20

 

97. F. Leonori, D. Skouteris, R. Petrucci, P. Casavecchia, M. Rosi, N. Balucani
Combined crossed beam and theoretical studies of the C(1D)+CH4 reaction
Journal of Chemical Physics,
138 (2013) 024311; doi: 10.1063/1.4773579

96. N. Balucani, D. Skouteris, F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, M. Hamberg, W.D. Geppert, P.  Casavecchia, M. Rosi
Combined crossed beam and theoretical studies of the N(2D)+C2H4 reaction and implications for atmospheric models of Titan
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 116 (2012) 10467-10479; doi:
10.1021/jp3072316

95. F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, X. Wang, P. Casavecchia, N. Balucani
A crossed beam study of the reaction CN+C2H4 at a high collision energy: the opening of a new reaction channel
Chemical Physics Letters, 553 (2012) 1-5; doi:
10.1016/j.cplett.2012.09.070  
 

94. B. Fu, Y.-C. Han, J. M. Bowman, F. Leonori, N. Balucani, L. Angelucci, A. Occhiogrosso, R. Petrucci, P.  Casavecchia
Experimental and theoretical studies of the O(3P)+C2H4  reaction dynamics: Collision energy dependence of branching ratios and extent
of intersystem crossing

Journal of Chemical Physics, 137 (2012) 22A532; doi:10.1063/1.4746758

 

93. N. Balucani, A. Bartocci, B. Brunetti, P. Candori, S. Falcinelli, F. Palazzetti, F. Pirani, F. Vecchiocattivi
Collisional autoionization dynamics of Ne*(3P2,0) - H2O

Chemical Physics Letters, 546 (2012) 34-39; doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2012.07.051
 

92. N. Balucani
Elementary reactions of N atoms with hydrocarbons: first steps towards the formation of prebiotic N-containing molecules in planetary atmospheres
Chemical Society Reviews, 41 (2012) 5473-5483; doi:
10.1039/C2CS35113G
 

91. A. Lagana', E. Garcia, A. Paladini, P. Casavecchia, N. Balucani
The last mile of molecular reaction dynamics virtual experiments: the case of the OH(N=1-10)+CO(j=0-3) reaction
Faraday Discussions, 157 (2012) 415-436; doi:
10.1039/C2FD20046E
 

90. B. Fu, Y.-C. Han, J. M. Bowman, L. Angelucci, N. Balucani, F. Leonori, P.  Casavecchia
Intersystem crossing and dynamics in O(3P)+C2H4 multichannel reaction: Experiment validates theory

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109 (2012) 9733-9738; doi:10.1073/pnas.1202672109

 

89. N. Balucani, F. Leonori, P.  Casavecchia
Crossed molecular beam studies of bimolecular reactions of relevance in combustion
Energy, 43 (2012) 47-54; doi:
10.1016/j.energy.2011.10.052.
 

88. F. Leonori, A. OcchiogrossoN. Balucani,  A. Bucci, R. Petrucci, P. Casavecchia
Crossed molecular beam dynamics studies of the O(3P) + allene reaction: Primary products, branching ratios, and dominant role of Intersystem Crossing
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 3 (2012) 75-80; doi:
10.1021/jz201519q.

 

87. M. Rosi, S. Falcinelli, N. Balucani, F. Leonori, P.  Casavecchia, D. Skouteris
Theoretical study of reactions relevant for atmospheric models of Titan: Interaction of excited nitrogen atoms with small hydrocarbons

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 7333 (2012) 331-344; doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-31125-3_26

 

86. A. Lagana', N. Balucani, S. Crocchianti, P.  Casavecchia, E. Garcia, A. Saracibar
An extension of the molecular simulator GEMS to calculate the signal of crossed beam experiments

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6784 (2011) 453-465; doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21931-3_35
 

85. N. Balucani, P.  Casavecchia
Crossed molecular beam studies of astronomically relevant bimolecular reactions
Rendiconti Lincei - Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 22 (2011) 173-181; doi:
10.1007/s12210-011-0128-2
 

84. C. Berteloite, S. D. Le Picard, I. R. Sims, M. Rosi, F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, N. Balucani, X. Wang, P. Casavecchia
Low temperature kinetics, crossed beam dynamics and theoretical studies of the reaction S(1D) + CH4 and low temperature kinetics of S(1D) + C2H2
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13 (2011) 8485-8501; doi:
10.1039/C0CP02813D.

 

83. N. Balucani, F. Leonori, A. Bergeat, R. Petrucci, P. Casavecchia
Crossed-beam dynamics studies of the radical-radical combustion reaction O(3P) + CH3 (methyl)
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13 (2011) 8322-8330; doi:
10.1039/C0CP01623C.

 

82. N. Balucani
GAS-PHASE PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY IN EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
Highlights of Astronomy, Volume 15 (2010), 682-683; doi:
10.1017/S1743921310010938 .

 

81. N. Balucani, F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, M. Stazi, D. Skouteris, M. Rosi, P. Casavecchia
Formation of nitriles in the atmosphere of Titan: Combined crossed-beam and theoretical studies on the reaction dynamics of excited nitrogen atoms N(2D) with ethane

Faraday Discussions, 147 (2010), 189-216; doi: 10.1039/c004748a.

 

80. N. Balucani, F. Zhang, R.I. Kaiser
Elementary reactions of boron atoms with hydrocarbons - Toward the formation of organo-boron compounds

Chemical Reviews, 110 (2010) 5107-5127; doi: 10.1021/cr900404k.

 

79. F. Leonori, K. H. Hickson, S. Le Picard, X. Wang, R. Petrucci,  P. Foggi, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia
Crossed-beam universal-detection reactive scattering of radical beams characterized by laser-induced-fluorescence: the case of C2 and CN

Molecular Physics, 108 (2010) 1097-1113; doi: 10.1080/00268971003657110.

 

78. C. Berteloite, S. Le Picard, N. Balucani, A. Canosa, I.R. Sims
Low Temperature Rate Coefficients for Reactions of the Butadiynyl Radical, C4H, with Various Hydrocarbons. Part II: REACTIONS WITH ALKENES (ETHYLENE, PROPENE, 1-BUTENE), DIENES (ALLENE, 1,3-BUTADIENE) AND ALKYNES (ACETYLENE, PROPYNE AND 1-BUTYNE)
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12 (2010) 3677-3689; doi:
10.1039/b923867k.

 

77. C. Berteloite, S. Le Picard, N. Balucani, A. Canosa, I.R. Sims
Low Temperature Rate Coefficients for Reactions of the Butadiynyl Radical, C4H, with Various Hydrocarbons. Part I: Reactions with Alkanes (CH4, C2H6, C3H8, C4H10)
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12 (2010) 3666-3676; doi:
10.1039/b907154g.
 

76. N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, F.J. Aoiz, L. Bañares, J.-M.l Launay, B. Bussery-Honvault, Pascal Honvault
THE DYNAMICS OF THE C(1D)+H2 REACTION: A COMPARISON OF CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS WITH QUANTUM MECHANICAL AND QUASICLASSICAL TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS ON THE FIRST TWO SINGLET (11A’ AND 11A”) POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES
Molecular Physics, 108 (2010) 373-380; doi:
10.1080/00268970903476696.

 

75. F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, M. Rosi, D. Skouteris, C. Berteloite, S. Le Picard, A. Canosa, I.R. Sims
crossed-beam DYNAMICS, LOW-TEMPERATURE KINETICS, AND theoretical studies of the REACTION S(1D)+C2H4 reaction

Journal Of Physical Chemistry A, 113 (2009) 15328-15345; doi: 10.1021/jp906299v.

 

74. N. Balucani, A. Bergeat, L. Cartechini, G.G. Volpi, P. Casavecchia, D. Skouteris, M. Rosi
Combined crossed molecular beam and theoretical studies of the N(2D)+CH4 reaction and implications for atmospheric models of Titan
Journal Of Physical Chemistry A, 113 (2009) 11138-11152; doi: 10.1021/jp904302g.
 

73. N. Balucani
ELEMENTARY REACTIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN GAS-PHASE PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY
International Journal Of Molecular Sciences, 10 (2009) 2304-2335; doi:
10.3390/ijms10052304.

 

72. F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, M. Rosi, C. Berteloite, S. Le Picard, A. Canosa, I.R. Sims
OBSERVATION OF ORGANOSULFUR PRODUCTS (THIOVINOXY, THIOKETENE AND THIOFORMYL) FROM THE REACTION OF S(1D) WITH ETHYLENE
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11 (2009) 4701-4706; DOI:
10.1039/b900059c.
 

71. F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, N. Balucani, K. H. Hickson, M. Hamberg, W. D. Geppert, P. Casavecchia, M. Rosi
COMBINED CROSSED BEAM AND THEORETICAL STUDIES OF THE S(1D)+C2H2 REACTION
Journal Of Physical Chemistry A, 113 (2009) 4330-4339; DOI:
10.1021/jp810989p.
 

70. P. Casavecchia, F. Leonori, N. Balucani, R. Petrucci, G. Capozza, E. Segoloni
PROBING THE DYNAMICS OF POLYATOMIC MULTICHANNEL ELEMENTARY REACTIONS BY CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS WITH SOFT ELECTRON-IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRIC DETECTION.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11 (2009) 46-65; DOI:
10.1039/b814709d.
 

69. N. Balucani, F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, K. H. Hickson, P. Casavecchia
CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM STUDIES OF C(3P,1D) AND C2(X 1Sg+, a 3Pu) REACTIONS WITH ACETYLENE.
Physica Scripta, 78 (2008) 058117(9pp); DOI:
10.1088/0031-8949/78/05/058117.
 

68. F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, K. H. Hickson, E. Segoloni, N. Balucani, S. Le Picard, P. Foggi, P. Casavecchia
CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM STUDY OF GAS PHASE REACTIONS RELEVANT TO THE CHEMISTRY OF PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES: THE CASE OF C2+C2H2
Planetary and Space Science, 56 (2008) 1658-1673; DOI:
10.1016/j.pss.2008.04.011.
 

67. F. Zhang, X. Gu, R.I. Kaiser, N. Balucani, C. Huang, C. Kao, A. Chang
A CROSSED BEAM AND AB INITIO STUDY OF THE REACTION OFATOMIC BORON WITH ETHYLENE
Journal Of Physical Chemistry A, 112 (2008) 3837-3845; DOI:
10.1021/jp710810u.
 

66. F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, E. Segoloni, A. Bergeat, K. H. Hickson, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia

UNRAVELING THE DYNAMICS OF THE C(3P,1D)+C2H2 REACTIONS BY THE CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM SCATTERING TECHNIQUE.
Journal Of Physical Chemistry A, 112 (2008) 1363-1379; DOI:
10.1021/jp0776208.
 

65. F. Leonori, N. Balucani, G. Capozza, E. Segoloni, D. Stranges, P. Casavecchia
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF RADICAL-RADICAL REACTIONS: O(3P)+C3H5 (ALLYL)
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 9 (2007) 1307-1311; DOI:
10.1039/b618971g.

 

64.  N. Balucani and P. Casavecchia

Neutral-Neutral Gas-Phase Reactions In Extraterrestrial Environments: Laboratory Investigations By Crossed Molecular Beams
In: AIP Conference Proceedings 855 (Proceedings of: Astrochemistry - From Laboratory Studies to Astronomical Observation), 2006, 17-30; DOI:10.1063/1.2359536.

 

63.  N. Balucani and P. Casavecchia

GAS-PHASE REACTIONS IN EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS: LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BY CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAMS
Origins Of Life And Evolution Of The Biospheres, 36 (2006) 443-450; DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9049-y.  

 

62.  N. Balucani, G. Capozza, F. Leonori, E. Segoloni, and P. Casavecchia

Crossed molecular beam reactive scattering: From simple triatomic to complex polyatomic reactions
International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 25 (2006) 109-163; DOI: 10.1080/01442350600641305.  

 

61. N. Balucani
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Faraday Discussions, 133 (2006) pp. 220-221(DOI:
10.1039/b611109m), pp. 435-437, p. 437, p. 438 (DOI: 10.1039/b611113k).
 

60. M. Costes, N. Daugey, C. Naulin, A. Bergeat, F. Leonori, E. Segoloni, N. Balucani,  and P. Casavecchia

Combined crossed-beam studies on the dynamics of the C+C2H2 -> l/c-C3H+H and C3+H2 interstellar reaction

Faraday Discussions, 133 (2006) 157-176; DOI: 10.1039/B518300F.  

 

59. Y. Guo, X. Gu,  N. Balucani, and R.I. Kaiser

Formation of the 2,4-pentadiynyl-1 radical (H2CCCCCH, X2B1) in the Crossed Beams Reaction of Dicarbon Molecules with Methylacetylene
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 110 (2006) 6245-6249; DOI: 10.1021/jp058280y.  

58. N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, L. Banares, F. J. Aoiz, T. Gonzalez-Lezana, P. Honvault, and J.-M. Launay
Experimental and theoretical differential cross sections for the N(2D)+H2 reaction
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 110 (2006) 817-829; DOI:
10.1021/jp054928v.

57. N. Balucani, G. Capozza, E. Segoloni, A. Russo, R. Bobbenkamp, P. Casavecchia, T. Gonzalez-Lezana, E.J. Rackham, L. Banares, F. J. Aoiz
DYNAMICS OF THE C(1D)+D2 REACTION:  A COMPARISON OF CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS WITH QUASICLASSICAL TRAJECTORY AND ACCURATE STATISTICAL CALCULATIONS
Journal of Chemical Physics, 122 (2005) 234309;  DOI:
10.1063/1.1930831.

56. P. Casavecchia, G. Capozza, E. Segoloni, F. Leonori, N. Balucani, G. G. Volpi
DYNAMICS OF THE O(3P)+C2H4 REACTION:  IDENTIFICATION OF FIVE PRIMARY PRODUCT CHANNELS (VINOXY, ACETYL, METHYL, METHYLENE, AND KETENE) AND BRANCHING RATIOS BY THE CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM TECHNIQUE WITH SOFT ELECTRON IONIZATION
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109 (2005) 3527; DOI:
10.1021/jp050627+.

55. N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, F.J. Aoiz, L. Bañares, J.F. Castillo, V.J. Herrero
DYNAMICS OF THE O(1D)+D2 REACTION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS AND QUASICLASSICAL TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS ON THE LOWEST THREE POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES
Molecular Physics, 103 (2005) 1703; DOI:
10.1080/149920500058077.

54. N. Balucani,  G. Capozza, E. Segoloni, P. Casavecchia and G.G. Volpi
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF PROTOTYPE INSERTION REACTIONS: C(1D)+H2 AND N(2D) + H2
in: Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, AIP Conference Proceedings, 762 (2005), 863-869;
10.1063/1.1941643.

53. N. Balucani, D. Skouteris, G. Capozza, E. Segoloni, P. Casavecchia, M.H. Alexander, G. Capecchi and  H.-J. Werner
THE DYNAMICS OF THE PROTOTYPE ABSTRACTION REACTION Cl(2P3/2,1/2)+H2: A COMPARISON OF CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS WITH EXACT QUANTUM SCATTERING  CALCULATIONS ON COUPLED AB INITIO POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6 (2004) 5007; DOI:
10.1039/b410119g.

52. N. Balucani, G. Capozza, L. Cartechini, A. Bergeat, R. Bobbenkamp, P. Casavecchia, F. J. Aoiz, L. Bañares, P. Honvault, B. Bussery-Honvault and J.-M. Launay
DYNAMICS OF THE INSERTION REACTION C(1D)+H2: A COMPARISON OF CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS WITH QUASICLASSICAL TRAJECTORY AND QUANTUM MECHANICAL CALCULATIONS
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6 (2004) 4957; DOI:
10.1039/b409327e

51.  R.I. Kaiser, N. Balucani, N. Galland, F. Caralp, M.T. Rayez e Y. Hannachi
UNRAVELING THE CHEMICAL DYNAMICS OF BIMOLECULAR REACTIONS OF GROUND STATE BORON, B(2PJ), WITH ACETYLENE, C2H2(X1Sigmag+)
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6 (2004) 2205; DOI:
10.1039/b315439b.

50. N. Balucani, D. Stranges, P. Casavecchia and G.G. Volpi
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF THE REACTIONS OF ATOMIC OXYGEN IN THE GROUND 3P AND FIRST ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED 1D STATES WITH HYDROGEN SULFIDE
Journal of Chemical Physics, 120 (2004) 9571; DOI:
10.1063/1.1714809.

49.   R.I. Kaiser, N. Balucani, D.O. Charkin and A.M. Mebel
A CROSSED BEAM AND AB INITIO STUDY OF THE C2(X1S +g, a3Pu) + C2H2 (X1S +g) REACTIONS
Chemical Physics Letters, 382 (2003) 112; DOI:
10.1016/j.cplett.2003.10.023.

48. N. Balucani, D. Skouteris, L. Cartechini, G. Capozza, E. Segoloni, P. Casavecchia, M.H. Alexander, G. Capecchi and  H.-J. Werner
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS FROM QUANTUM CALCULATIONS ON COUPLED AB INITIO POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES AND SCATTERING EXPERIMENTS FOR Cl(2P)+H2 REACTIONS
Physical Review Letters, 91 (2003) Art. No. 013201; DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.013201.

47. N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, G. Capozza, E. Segoloni, P. Casavecchia, G.G. Volpi, F.J. Aoiz, L. Banares, P. Honvault and J.M. Launay
QUANTUM EFFECTS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS FOR THE INSERTION REACTION N(2D)+H2
Physical Review Letters, 89 (2002) Art. No. 013201; DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.013201.

46. N. Balucani, O. Asvany,  R.I. Kaiser, and Y. Osamura
CROSSED BEAM REACTION OF CYANO RADICALS WITH HYDROCARBON MOLECULES V: FORMATION OF THREE C4H3N ISOMERS FROM REACTION OF CN(X2S +) WITH ALLENE, H2CCCH2 (X1A1), AND METHYLACETYLENE, CH3CCH (X1A1)
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106 (2002) 4301; DOI:
10.1021/jp0116104.

45. R.I. Kaiser, T.N. Le, T.L. Nguyen, A.Mebel, N. Balucani, Y.T. Lee, Frank Stahl, Paul v.R. Schleyer, and Henry F. Schaefer III
A COMBINED CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM AND AB INITIO INVESTIGATION OF C2 AND C3 ELEMENTARY REACTIONS WITH UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS -  PATHWAYS TO HYDROGEN DEFICIENT RADICALS IN COMBUSTION FLAMES
Faraday Discussions, 119 (2001) 51; DOI:
10.1039/b101967h.

44.  P.Casavecchia, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, G.Capozza, A.Bergeat and G.G. Volpi
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF ELEMENTARY REACTIONS REACTIONS OF N AND C ATOMS AND CN RADICALS OF IMPORTANCE IN COMBUSTION
Faraday Discussions, 119 (2001) 27; DOI:
10.1039/b102634h.

43. N. Balucani, A.M. Mebel, Y.T. Lee, and R.I. Kaiser
A COMBINED CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM AND AB INITIO STUDY OF THE REACTIONS C2(X1S +g, a3Pu) + C2H4 -> n-C4H3(X2A') + H(2S1/2)
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 105 (2001) 9813.

42.  R.I. Kaiser and N. Balucani
THE FORMATION OF NITRILES IN HYDROCARBON RICH ATMOSPHERES OF PLANETS AND THEIR SATELLITES: LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BY THE CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM TECHNIQUE
Accounts of Chemical Research, 34 (2001) 699.

41.  N. Balucani, H.Y. Lee, A. Mebel, Y.T. Lee, and R.I. Kaiser
A COMBINED CROSSED BEAM AND AB INITIO INVESTIGATION ON THE REACTION OF CARBON SPECIES WITH C4H6 ISOMERS III: 1,2-BUTADIENE, H2CCCH(CH3)(X1A') - A NON RRKM SYSTEM?
Journal of Chemical Physics, 115 (2001) 5107.

40. N. Balucani, O. Asvany, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, N. Galland, M.T. Rayez, and Y. Hannachi
FIRST GAS PHASE DETECTION OF THE CLOSED SHELL BORON SPECIES HBCC(X1S) - A CROSSED BEAM STUDY OF B(2P) WITH C2H2(1S +)
Journal of Computational Chemistry, 22 (2001) 1359.

39.  D. Skouteris, H.-J. Werner, F.J. Aoiz, L. Banares, J.F. Castillo, M. Menéndez, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, and P. Casavecchia
DYNAMICS OF THE Cl + H2,D2 REACTIONS: A COMPARISON OF CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS WITH QUANTUM MECHANICAL CALCULATIONS ON A NEW AB INITIO POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACE
Journal of Chemical Physics, 114 (2001) 10662.

38. N. Balucani, M. Alagia, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, G.G. Volpi, L.A. Pederson, and G.C. Schatz
THE DYNAMICS OF THE N(2D)+D2 REACTION FROM CROSSED BEAM AND QUASICLASSICAL TRAJECTORY STUDIES
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 105 (2001) 2414.

37. N. Balucani, O. Asvany, L.C.L. Huang, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, Y. Osamura, and H.F. Bettinger
NEUTRAL-NEUTRAL REACTIONS IN THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM III: FORMATION OF NITRILES VIA REACTION OF CYANO RADICALS, CN(X2S +), WITH UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS
Astrophysical Journal, 545 (2000) 892.

36. N. Balucani, O. Asvany, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, N. Galland, and Y. Hannachi
OBESRVATION OF BORIRENE FROM CROSSED BEAM REACTION OF BORON ATOMS WITH ETHYLENE
Journal of American Chemical Society, 122 (2000) 11234.

35. L.C.L. Huang, A.H.H. Chang, O. Asvany, N. Balucani, S.H. Lin, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, and Y. Osamura
CROSSED BEAM REACTION OF CYANO RADICAL WITH HYDROCARBON MOLECULES IV: CHEMICAL DYNAMICS OF CYANOACETYLENE (HCCCN; X1S +) FORMATION FROM REACTION OF CN(X2S +) WITH ACETYLENE, C2H2 (X1Sg+)
Journal of Chemical Physics, 113 (2000) 8656.

34. N. Balucani, O. Asvany, A.H.H. Chang, S.H. Lin, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, and Y. Osamura
CROSSED BEAM REACTION OF CYANO RADICAL WITH HYDROCARBON MOLECULES III: CHEMICAL DYNAMICS OF VINYLCYANIDE (C2H3CN; X1A') FORMATION FROM REACTION OF CN(X2S +) WITH ETHYLENE, C2H4 (X1Ag)
Journal of Chemical Physics, 113 (2000) 8643.

33. N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, G.G. Volpi, F.J. Aoiz, L. Banares, M. Menéndez, W. Bian, and H.-J. Werner
DYNAMICS OF THE Cl + D2 REACTION: A COMPARISON OF CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS WITH QUASICLASSICAL TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS ON A NEW AB INITIO POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACE
Chemical Physics Letters, 328 (2000) 500.

32. A. Bergeat, L. Cartechini, N. Balucani, G. Capozza, L. Phillips, P. Casavecchia, G.G. Volpi, L.Bonnet, and J.C. Rayez
A CROSSED BEAM STUDY OF THE REACTION C(1D) + H2(X1S +,v=0) ® CH(X2P,v') + H(2S)
Chemical Physics Letters, 327 (2000) 197.

31. N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, M. Alagia, P. Casavecchia, and G.G. Volpi,
OBSERVATION OF NITROGEN-BEARING ORGANIC MOLECULES FROM REACTIONS OF NITROGEN ATOMS WITH HYDROCARBONS: A CROSSED BEAM STUDY OF N(2D)+ETHYLENE
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 104 (2000) 5655.

30. R.I. Kaiser, N. Balucani, O. Asvany, and Y.T. Lee
CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS OF RADICAL-NEUTRAL REACTIONS RELEVANT TO THE FORMATION OF HYDROGEN DEFICIENT MOLECULES IN EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
In: Astrochemistry: from Molecular Clouds to Planetary Systems, IAU Symposium 179, edited by Y.C. Mihn and E.F. van Dishoek, Astronomical Society of the Pacific - IAU Series, Volume 197 (2000), pagg 251-264.

29. N. Balucani, O. Asvany, L.C.L. Huang, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, and Y. Osamura
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION ON THE FORMATION OF UNSATURATED NITRILES IN TITAN'S ATMOSPHERE
Planetary and Space Science, 48 (2000) 447.

28. N. Balucani, M. Alagia, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, G.G. Volpi,K. Sato,T. Takayanagi e Y. Kurosaki
CYANOMETHYLENE FORMATION FROM THE REACTION OF EXCTIED NITROGEN ATOMS WITH ACETYLENE: A CROSSED BEAM AND AB INITIO STUDY
Journal of American Chemical Society, 122 (2000) 4443.

27. D.J. Garton, T.K. Minton, M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia e G.G. Volpi
COMPARATIVE DYNAMICS OF Cl(2P) AND O(3P) INTERACTIONS WITH A HYDROCARBON SURFACE
Journal of Chemical Physics, 112 (2000) 5975.

26. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, G.G. Volpi, F.J. Aoiz, L. Banares, T.C. Allison, S.L. Mielke, and D.G. Truhlar
DYNAMICS OF THE Cl+H2/D2 REACTION: A COMPARISON OF CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM EXPERIMENTS WITH QUASICLASSICAL TRAJECTORY AND QUANTUM MECHANICAL CALCULATIONS
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2 (2000) 599.

25. R.I. Kaiser, J. Ting, L.C.L. Huang, N. Balucani, O. Asvany, Y.T. Lee, H. Chan, D. Stranges, and D. Gee
A VERSATILE SOURCE TO PRODUCE HIGH INTENSITY, PULSED SUPERSONIC RADICAL BEAMS FOR CROSSED BEAM EXPERIMENTS - THE CYANO RADICAL CN(X2S +), AS A CASE STUDY
Review of Scientific Instrument, 70 (1999) 4185.

24. P. Casavecchia, N. Balucani, and G.G. Volpi
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF REACTION DYNAMICS
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, 50 (1999) 347.

23. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, M. van Beek, G.G. Volpi, L. Bonnet, and J.C. Rayez
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF THE O(3P, 1D)+CH3I REACTIONS: DIRECT EVIDENCE OF INTERSYSTEM CROSSING
Faraday Discussion, 113 (1999) 133.

22. N. Balucani, O. Asvany, A.H.H. Chang, S.H. Lin, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, H.F. Bettinger, P.v.R. Schleyer, and H.F. Schaefer III
CROSSED BEAM REACTION OF CYANO RADICALS WITH HYDROCARBON MOLECULES II: CHEMICAL DYNAMICS OF 1,1-CYANOMETHYLALLENE (CNCH3CCCCH2; X1A1) FORMATION FROM REACTION OF CN(X 2 S+) WITH DIMETHYLACETYLENE, CH3CCCH3 (X1A1g)
Journal of Chemical Physics, 111 (1999) 7472.

21. N. Balucani, O. Asvany, A.H.H. Chang, S.H. Lin, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, H.F. Bettinger, P.v.R. Schleyer, and H.F. Schaefer III
CROSSED BEAM REACTION OF CYANO RADICALS WITH HYDROCARBON MOLECULES I: CHEMICAL DYNAMICS OF CYANOBENZENE (C6H5CN; X1A1) AND PERDEUTERO CYANOBENZENE (C6D5CN; X1A1) FORMATION FROM REACTION OF CN(X 2S+) WITH BENZENE, C6H6 (X1A1g) AND d6-BENZENE, C6D6 (X1A1g)
Journal of Chemical Physics, 111 (1999) 7457.

20. L.C.L. Huang, N. Balucani, Y.T. Lee, R.I. Kaiser, and Y. Osamura
CROSSED BEAM REACTION OF THE CYANO RADICAL, CN(X 2 S+), WITH METHYLACETYLENE, CH3CCH(X1A1): OBSERVATION OF CYANOPROPYNE, CH3CCCN(X1A1), AND CYANOALLENE, H2CCCHCN (X1A')
Journal of Chemical Physics, 111 (1999) 2857.

19. P.Casavecchia, N. Balucani, M.Alagia, L.Cartechini, and G.G. Volpi
REACTIVE SCATTERING OF OXYGEN AND NITROGEN ATOMS
Accounts of Chemical Research, 32 (1999) 503.

18. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, G.G. Volpi, L.A. Pederson, G.C. Schatz, G. Lendvay, L.B. Harding, T. Hollebeek, T.-S. Ho, and H. Rabitz
EXPLORING THE REACTION DYNAMICS OF NITROGEN ATOMS: A COMBINED CROSSED BEAM AND THEORETICAL STUDY OF N(2D)+D2->ND+D
Journal of Chemical Physics, 110 (1999) 8857.

17. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, E.H. van Kleef, G.G. Volpi, P.J. Kuntz, and J.J. Sloan
CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAMS AND QUASICLASSICAL TRAJECTORY STUDIES OF THE REACTION O(1D)+H2(D2)
Journal of Chemical Physics, 108 (1998) 6698.

16. D.J. Cook, S. Schlemmer, N. Balucani, D.R. Wagner, J.A.Harrison, B. Steiner, and R.J. Saykally
SINGLE PHOTON INFRARED EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY: A STUDY OF UV LASER EXCITED PAHs FROM 3 TO 10 µm
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 102 (1998) 1465.

15. D.J. Garton, T.K.Minton, M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, and G.G. Volpi
REACTIVE SCATTERING OF GROUND-STATE AND ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED OXYGEN ATOMS ON A LIQUID HYDROCARBON SURFACE
Faraday Discussion, 108 (1997) 387.

14. M. Alagia, V. Aquilanti, D. Ascenzi, N. Balucani, D. Cappelletti, L. Cartechini, P.Casavecchia, F. Pirani, G. Sanchini, and G.G. Volpi
MAGNETIC ANALYSIS OF SUPERSONIC BEAMS OF ATOMIC OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND CHLORINE GENERATED FROM A RADIO-FREQUENCY DISCHARGE
Israel Journal of Chemistry, 37 (1997) 329.

13. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, and G.G. Volpi
A CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM STUDY OF THE REACTION O(1D)+HI->IO+H
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 101 (1997) 6455.

12. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, and G.G. Volpi
DYNAMICS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF ASTROPHYSICAL INTEREST
In: Molecules in Atrophysics: Probes and Processes, IAU Symposium 178, edited by E.F. van Dishoek (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997), pp.271-280.

11. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, E.H. van Kleef, G.G. Volpi, F.J. Aoiz, L. Banares, D.W. Schwenke, T.C. Allison, S.L. Mielke, and D.G. Truhlar
DYNAMICS OF THE SIMPLEST CHLORINE ATOM REACTION: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDY
Science, 273 (1996) 1519.

10. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, A. Laganà, G. Ochoa de Aspuru, E.H. van Kleef, G.G. Volpi, and G. Lendvay
ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE O(1D) + CF3Br REACTION
Chemical Physics Letters, 258 (1996) 1.

9. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, G.G. Volpi, D.C. Clary, A. Kliesch, and H.-J. Werner
THE DYNAMICS OF THE REACTION OH + D2 -> HOD + D: CROSSED BEAM EXPERIMENTS AND QUANTUM MECHANICAL SCATTERING CALCULATIONS ON AB INITIO POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES
Chemical Physics, 207 (1996) 389.

8. D.J. Cook, S. Schlemmer, N. Balucani, D.R. Wagner, B. Steiner, and R.J. Saykally
INFRARED EMISSION SPECTRA OF CANDIDATE INTERSTELLAR AROMATIC MOLECULES
Nature, 380 (1996) 227.

7. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, and G.G. Volpi
REACTIVE SCATTERING OF ATOMS AND RADICALS
Journal of Chemical Society Faraday Transactions, 91 (1995) 575.

6. N. Balucani, L. Beneventi, P. Casavecchia, G.G. Volpi, E.J. Kruus, and J.J. Sloan
THE DYNAMICS OF THE REACTION OF O(1D) WITH HBr STUDIED BY CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAMS AND TIME-RESOLVED FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPY
Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 72 (1994) 888.

5. N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, and G.G. Volpi
THE ENTHALPY OF FORMATION OF THE HSO RADICAL
Chemical Physics Letters, 211 (1993) 469.

4. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, and G.G. Volpi
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF FOUR-ATOM REACTIONS: THE DYNAMICS OF OH + CO
Journal of Chemical Physics, 98 (1993) 8341.

3. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, and G.G. Volpi
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF FOUR-ATOM REACTIONS: THE DYNAMICS OF OH + D2
Journal of Chemical Physics, 98 (1993) 2459.

2. N. Balucani, L. Beneventi, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, and G.G. Volpi
EFFECT OF REAGENT ELECTRONIC EXCITATION ON THE DYNAMICS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS: A HIGH RESOLUTION CROSSED BEAM STUDY OF O(3P,1D) + H2S
Journal of Chemical Physics, 94 (1991) 8611.

1. N. Balucani, L. Beneventi, P. Casavecchia, and G.G. Volpi
DYNAMICS OF THE REACTION O(1D) + HCl -> ClO + H FROM CROSSED BEAM EXPERIMENTS
Chemical Physics Letters, 180 (1991) 34.

 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

 

17. N. Balucani
Nitrogen fixation by photochemistry in the atmosphere of Titan and implications for prebiotic chemistry
In: The Early Evolution of the Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets, edited by J.M. Trigo-Rodriguez, F. Raulin, C. Muller and C. Nixon, Springer Series in Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Vol. 38 (2013), in press.

 

16. V. Vuitton, O. Dutuit, M. A. Smith, N. Balucani
Chemistry of Titan's atmosphere

In: Titan: Surface, Atmosphere and Magnetosphere (ISBN: ), I. Mueller-Wodarg, C. Griffith, E. Lellouch  & T. Cravens, Eds., Cambridge University Press, 2012, in press.
 

16. A.F. Albernaz, R. Gargano, P.R.P. Barreto, N. Balucani
An extensive theoretical study for the CN + C2H4 reaction

IEEE Proceedings, 12th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (2012) 57-62; doi:10.1109/ICCSA.2012.19

 

15. P. Casavecchia, N. Balucani
Nitrile
In:" Encyclopedia of Astrobiology" (ISBN: 3-642-11279-9), M. Gargaud, Ed., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011, pp. 1117-1118; doi:
10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4
 

14. N. Balucani, F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, P. Casavecchia, D. Skouteris, M. Rosi
Experimental and theoretical studies on possible formation routes of organosulfur compounds in extraterrestrial environments
Memorie della Societa' Astronomica Italiana, Supplementi, 16 (2011), 91-100;
http://sait.oat.ts.astro.it/MSAIS/16/index.html.
 

13. P. Casavecchia, N. Balucani, F. Leonori, E. Segoloni, R. Petrucci
RECENT PROGRESS IN CROSSED MOLECULAR BEAM STUDIES OF RADICAL-MOLECULE AND RADICAL-RADICAL REACTION DYNAMICS BY EXPLOITING ‘SOFT’ ELECTRON-IONIZATION DETECTION
Review Chapter in: Gas phase molecular reaction and photodissociation dynamics (ISBN: 978-81-7895-305-2), P. D. Kleiber & K. C. Lin, Eds., Transworld Research Network India, 2007, 65-112.
 

12. N. Balucani, F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, E. Segoloni, P. Casavecchia
LABORATORY STUDIES ON THE REACTIONS OF FORMATION OF NITRILES AND OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS OF RELEVANCE TO THE ATMOSPHERE OF TITAN.
Memorie della Societa' Astronomica Italiana, Supplementi, 11 (2007) 147-154; URL: http://sait.oat.ts.astro.it/MSAIS/11/index.html.
 

11. V. Aquilanti and  N. Balucani

GLI SPAZI DELLA CHIMICA, DAL LABORATORIO AL COSMO
In: Aspetti della Nuova Chimica, Giornate Lincee della Chimica - VI Edizione (ISSN:0515-2216; ISBN: 88-218-0967-6), Bardi Editore Roma, 2006, 63-85. 

 

10. R.I. Kaiser and N. Balucani
CYANOALKYNES AND CYANOPOLYYNES: FROM CROSSED BEAM EXPERIMENTS TO ASTROCHEMISTRY
in: Polyynes: synthesis,  properties, and applications, Ed. F. Cataldo, CRC Press LLC (New York), Cap. 14, pp. 285-322, (2005).

9. R.I. Kaiser and N. Balucani
ASTROBIOLOGY - THE FINAL FRONTIER IN CHEMICAL REACTION DYNAMICS
International Journal of Astrobiology, 1 (2002) 15; DOI:
10.1017/S1473550402001015.

8. L. Cartechini, G. Capozza, N. Balucani, A. Bergeat, P. Casavecchia and G.G. Volpi
LABORATORY STUDIES ON ELEMENTARY REACTIONS OF C ATOMS AND CN AND OH RADICALS WITH MOLECULES OF IMPORTANCE IN THE INTER-STELLAR-MEDIUM
In: Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Exo/Astrobiology - ESA Publications Division (EPD) Special Publication SP-496, 309-312 (2001).

7. N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, A. Bergeat, P. Casavecchia, and G.G. Volpi
LABORATORY STUDIES ON THE FORMATION OF CN CONTAINING MOLECULES IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF TITAN AND PREBIOTIC EARTH
In: Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Exo/Astrobiology - ESA Publications Division (EPD) Special Publication SP-496, 159-162 (2001).

6.  C.C. Chiong, O. Asvany, N. Balucani, Y.T. Lee, and R.I. Kaiser
NUCLEATION OF HYDROGEN DEFICIENT CARBON CLUSTERS IN CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPES OF CARBON STARS
In: Proceedings of the 8th Asia-Pacific Physics Conference, World Scientific Press  (2001), APPC 2000, 167-169.

5. M. Alagia, N. Balucani, L. Cartechini, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, and G.G. Volpi
REACTION DYNAMICS OF THREE-ATOM AND FOUR-ATOM SYSTEMS
In: Gas-Phase Reaction Systems: Experiments and Models 100 Years after Max Bodenstein, edited by J. Wolfrum, H.-R. Volpp, R. Rannacher and J. Warnatz, Springer Series in Chemical Physics - Vol.61 (1995).

4. P. Casavecchia, N. Balucani, and G.G. Volpi
REACTIVE SCATTERING OF O(3P), O(1D), Cl(2P) AND OH RADICALS
In: Advanced Series in Physical Chemistry - Volume 6, The Chemical Dynamics and Kinetics of Small Radicals, Parte I, edited by K. Liu e A. Wagner (World Scientific, Singapore, 1995), Chapter 9.

3. P. Casavecchia, N. Balucani, and G.G. Volpi
REACTION DYNAMICS OF O(3P), O(1D) AND OH(2II) WITH SIMPLE MOLECULES
Review article in: Research in Chemical Kinetics, Vol. 1, edited by R.G. Compton e G. Hancock (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1993), pp. 1-63.

2. N. Balucani, L. Beneventi, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, and G.G. Volpi
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BEAM STUDIES OF ELEMENTARY CHEMICAL REACTIONS INVOLVING ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED O(1D) OXYGEN ATOMS
in: Ecological Physical Chemistry, edited by C. Rossi e E. Tiezzi, (Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam, 1991), pp. 539-558.

1. N. Balucani, L. Beneventi, P. Casavecchia, D. Stranges, and G.G. Volpi
CROSSED BEAM STUDIES OF THE REACTION DYNAMICS OF O(1D) ATOMS WITH SPECIES OF ATMOSPHERIC INTEREST: O(1D) + HCl AND HBr
in: Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, edited by A.E. Beylich (VCH Verlagsgesellschaft Publishers, Weinheim, 1990), pp. 1116-1123.

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