• chemical synthesis in cold plasmas
• photoionization and photodissociation dynamics via lasers and synchrotron radiation
• mass spectrometry and molecular beam techniques

• astrochemistry: chemical reactions in the interstellar space and planetary atmospheres
• structure and reactivity of singly and multiply charged ions

• elementary processes and reaction dynamics in the gas phase

astrochemistry: chemical reactions in the interstellar space and planetary atmospheres

structure and reactivity of singly and multiply charged ions

chemical synthesis in cold plasmas

photoionization and photodissociation dynamics via lasers and synchrotron radiation

mass spectrometry and molecular beam techniques

The scientific interests of Prof. Daniela Ascenzi are in the field of gas-phase physical chemistry and her main research fields are:

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elementary processes and reaction dynamics in the gas phase via molecular beams and mass spectrometric techniques

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structure and reactivity of singly and multiply charged ions

 chemical synthesis in cold plasmas; astrochemistry: chemical reactions in the

interstellar space and planetary atmospheres; photoionization and photodissociation dynamics via lasers and synchrotron radiation; mass spectrometry of organic molecules and biomolecules; She has active collaborations with scientists in the following institutions: Dept. Molecular Physics, Stockholm University (Sweden); Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry and Institute of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic; Charles Prague University, Prague (Czech Republic); Laboratoire de Chimie Physique CNRS & Université Paris-Sud Orsay (France); Departament de Química Física, Universitat de Barcelona, (Spain); Department of Chemistry, University of Turin (Italy); Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste (Italy); Department of Chemistry, University of Perugia (Italy); Dept. Pharmacy, University G. d’Annunzio Chieti-Pescara

• Development of an ion source for the efficient generation of molecular cations (both singly and doubly charged). The source should be implemented on an existing tandem mass spectrometer based on a RF octupole guide. The set-up will be used to study gas phase reactivity of ions with molecules of relevance for modelling the physical chemistry of laboratory plasmas, combustion systems, planetary atmospheres and the interstellar space

Thesis projects (for both Laurea triennale and Laurea magistrale in Physics on the following topics are available

• Development of an ion source for the efficient generation of molecular cations (both singly and doubly charged). The source should be implemented on an existing tandem mass spectrometer based on a RF octupole guide. The set-up will be used to study gas phase reactivity of ions with molecules of relevance