Dans les plasmas chauds et denses, la contribution des phénomènes radiatifs au transfert d'énergie est souvent prédominante. L'opacité de ces plasmas a donc une incidence majeure sur leur structure et leur évolution. En principe, le calcul raie par raie de l'opacité spectrale permet d'obtenir les résultats les plus précis, mais il nécessite souvent une grande quantité de ressources. À l'inverse, les méthodes statistiques de calcul d'opacité sont capables de prendre en compte un très grand nombre d'états excités, mais elles ne restituent pas les raies détaillées et ne sont pas toujours adaptées à des calculs destinés à la spectroscopie. L'objectif de la thèse est de calculer l'opacité de plasmas chauds en combinant ces deux approches. La méthode présentée a rendu possible le couplage d'un code de calcul d'opacités avec un code de structure atomique. Le modèle développé a été utilisé pour l'interprétation de spectres expérimentaux (laser, Z-pinch) et des pistes d'optimisation sont envisagées.

Techn. University, Diss., 2007--Darmstadt.

Medimos a seção de choque de fotofissão do 238U entre 200 e 1200 MeV, utilizando um feixe de fótons monocromáticos formados a partir da radiação de Bremsstrahlung dos elétrons armazenados no síncrotron Adone, em Frascati (Itália). Verificamos que para este núcleo, nesta faixa de energias, as seções de choque de fotofissâo e de fotoabsorção podem ser consideradas iguais, dentro dos erros experimentais. Comparando a seção de choque de fotoabsorção do urânio com a de outros núcleos, medidas também por nós em Frascati, verificamos que não há indícios do efeito de sombreamento até 1200 MeV. Por outro lado, comparando os nossos resultados com a seção de choque de fotoabsorção do próton na mesma faixa de energia, concluímos que as ressonâncias nucleônicas a energias superiores à da delta, notadamente as ressonâncias D13 e F15, são fortemente amortecidas nos núcleos complexos. Introduzimos um modelo fenomenológico a fim de descrever os nossos dados experimentais, obtendo resultados muito satisfatórios. / We have measured the 238U photofission cross section between 200 and 1200 MeV using a Bremsstrahlung monochromatic photon beam in the Adone facilities, at Frascati (Italy). For this nucleus, we have verified that, at the energy range considered here, the photofission and photoabsorption cross sections can be considered as being identical. From the comparison of the uranium photoabsorption cross section with that one for other nuclei, also measured in Frascati, we verified that there is no evidence of the shadowing effect up to 1200 MeV. On the other hand, by comparing our results with the próton photoabsorption cross section in the same energy range, we concluded that there is an strong damping of the nucleonic resonances in the D13 and F15 region. We introduced a fenomenologic model to describe our experimental data, obtaining very satisfatory results.

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L'objectif de ce travail de thèse est d'améliorer la caractérisation des différentes espèces ioniques présentes dans les plasmas. La modélisation de la thermodynamique de ces plasmas est importante, notamment pour décrire leur capacité à absorber le rayonnement électromagnétique. L'écrantage des ions par les électrons libres joue un rôle capital dans cette thermodynamique. Le nombre de configurations électroniques du plasma est considérable, ce qui rend leur traitement détaillé prohibitif. Une approche récente fondée sur l'approximation des ''supraconfigurations'' permet de regrouper les configurations électroniques des ions en quelques centaines ou milliers de supraconfigurations pertinentes. Chaque supraconfiguration est caractérisée par un potentiel ainsi qu'une base d'états quantiques à un électron qui sont calculés de manière auto-cohérente. Ce travail de thèse constitue une amélioration de la méthode des supraconfigurations, prenant en compte l'écrantage des ions par les électrons délocalisés et assurant simultanément que chaque espèce ionique a le même environnement plasma. Ainsi, l'approche proposée assure non seulement la neutralité électrique du plasma, mais aussi, en faisant varier les volumes des sphères ioniques, l'égalité de la pression électronique du plasma autour de chaque ion. Cette égalité est obtenue par un calcul itératif fondé sur la méthode de Newton multi-dimensionnelle. Ce calcul est complexe mais la méthode converge et permet, dans le cas de plasmas de fortes densités (de l'ordre de la densité du solide), de mieux tenir compte de phénomènes d'ionisation par pression. L'impact de cette nouvelle approche thermodynamique sur le calcul de spectres de photo-absorption a été étudié. Des comparaisons avec des spectres expérimentaux obtenus au laboratoire LULI ont été effectuées. Une nouvelle règle de somme concernant la densité dipolaire induite a été obtenue dans le cadre d'une étude de la réponse linéaire prenant en compte l'écrantage dynamique dans les plasmas.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação - Maria Oneide Silva de Moraes.pdf: 9993702 bytes, checksum: d0ede70d56d052b19d6265bf315f6128 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-25 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The absolute values of the photoabsorption cross section of compounds are of great importance in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, therapy and related fields. Studies of natural products are also of great importance several areas of science and innovation, however, information related to the values of the photoabsorption cross section in the vacuum ultraviolet region are scarce in the literature. In this paper a study of the electronic excitations of the molecule isoprene using a spectrometer energy loss of electrons from low-resolution (0,8– 1,0 eV FWHM) at the Laboratory for Photon and Electron Impact (LIFE-UFRJ). The energy loss spectra of electrons were obtained in the range 3-100 eV at various angles of scattering with incident energy of 1 keV. The spectra of generalized oscillator strength (GOS) for the isoprene molecule were obtained by the Bethe-Born conversion. The spectrum GOS obtained in the angle of impact 2o was extrapolated to the strength oscillator photoabsorption optical using the universal formula Msezane and Sakmar (1997). The photoabsorption cross sections on an absolute scale were determined by of the static polarizability of isoprene applying the sum rule S(-2) in the photoabsorption spectrum. The contributions of the inner layer photoabsorption above 100 eV were estimated from a fit polynomial curve. Other sum rules were used to estimate the values of physical properties isoprene as sum rule S(0) is equal to the number of electrons on the target (36,45 a. u.), the rule logarithmic L(0) is the stopping power of the molecule (18,05 a.u.), the rule logarithmic L(1) is related to the effect straggling referring to fluctuations of the incident beam (22,49 a.u.) and rule logarithmic L(2) for the Lamb shift (55,27 a.u.). The set of spectra GOS obtained at different scattering angles were presented in Bethe surface to isoprene. Two regions stand out: a region dominated by the optical selection rules for electronic transitions of the absorption, and the other region, we observed a strong angular dependence on the momentum of the incident electrons becomes significant.The Bethe surface and the sum rules are unpublished experimental data in the literature. The absolute values of the cross section and the Bethe surface can contribute to a complete understanding of the electronic excitations of the molecule isoprene induced by collisions of charged particles. It is expected that these absolute valuesmay be useful as references to theoretical calculations and experimental in the electronic spectra of isoprene. / Os dados de seção de choque de fotoabsorção de compostos são de grande importância nas áreas de física, química, biologia, terapia e áreas afins. Os estudos de produtos naturais também são de grande importância em diversas áreas científicas e de inovação, porém, informações relacionadasaos valores de seção de choque de fotoabsorção na região ultravioleta de vácuo são incipientes na literatura. Neste trabalho foi feito um estudo das excitações eletrônicas da molécula isopreno utilizando um espectrômetro de perda de energia de elétrons de baixa resolução (0,8 – 1,0 eV FWHM) no Laboratório de Impacto de Fótons e Elétrons (LIFE-UFRJ). Os espectros de perda de energia de elétrons foram obtidos na faixa de 3 a 100 eV em vários ângulos de espalhamentos com energia incidente de 1 keV. Os espectros de força do oscilador generalizado (FOG) para a molécula isopreno foram obtidos pela conversão de Bethe-Born. O espectro de FOG obtido no ângulo de impacto de 2o foi extrapolado para força do oscilador de fotoabsorção ótico utilizando a fórmula universal de Msezane e Sakmar (1997). As seções de choque de fotoabsorção em escala absoluta foram determinadas por meio da polarizabilidade estática do isopreno aplicando a regra de soma S(-2) no espectro de fotoabsorção. As contribuições da fotoabsorção da camada interna acima de 100 eV foram estimadas com o ajuste de uma curva polinomial.Outras regras de somas foram utilizadas para estimar os valores de propriedades físicas para o isopreno como a regra de soma S(0) que é igual ao número de elétrons no alvo (36,45 u. a., unidades atômicas), a regra de soma logarítmica L(0) é o stopping power da molécula (18,05 u. a.), a regra de soma logarítmica L(1) é o efeito straggling referente às flutuações estáticas do feixe incidente (22,49 u. a.) e a regra de soma logarítmica L(2) referente ao deslocamento de Lamb (55,27 u. a.). O conjunto de espectros de FOG obtidos em diferentes ângulos de espalhamento foi apresentado na Superfície de Bethe para o isopreno. Duas regiões se destacaram: uma região dominada pelas regras de seleção ópticas de transições eletrônicas dos processos de absorção, e a outra região, foi observado uma forte dependência angular em que o momento linear dos elétrons incidentes torna-se significativo. A Superfície de Bethe e as regras de somas são resultados experimentais inéditos na literatura. Os valores absolutos de seção de choque e a Superfície de Bethe podem contribuir para um entendimento completo das excitações eletrônicas da molécula isopreno induzidas por colisões de partículas carregadas. É esperado que estes valores absolutos possam ser úteis como referências em cálculos teóricos e experimentais para o espectro eletrônico do isopreno.

La signature spectroscopique des ions moléculaires est fondamentale pour l'étude et la caractérisation de plasma en astrophysique et en laboratoire. Différentes techniques peuvent être utilisées pour caractériser ces plasmas parmi lesquelles la spectroscopie de photoélectrons induits par rayons X et la photo-absorption X. L'objectif de cette thèse est la simulation des spectres de photo-absorption au seuil L (2p) des ions moléculaires de silicium SiHn+ (n= 1, 2, 3) et au seuil K (1s) des ions moléculaires de l'oxygène OHn+ (n=1, 2) et du carbone CHn+ (n= 1, 2) produits lors d'une décharge plasma. Nous avons développé différents protocoles numériques permettant de calculer les spectres d'absorption aux seuils K et L en combinant des méthodes de structures électroniques et de propagation de paquet d'ondes. Les optimisations de géométrie et le calcul des seuils d'ionisation (IP) sont obtenus en utilisant la théorie de la fonctionnelle de la densité (DFT). Les effets de relaxation électronique due à la formation d'un trou en couche interne sont pris en compte au niveau SCF (convergence de la fonction d'onde électronique à N-1 électrons). Les surfaces d'énergie potentielle (PES) et les moments de transition dipolaires sont calculés à un niveau Post-HF (Interaction de configurations, CI). L'introduction explicite du couplage spin-orbite à l'aide de l'opérateur Breit-Pauli est utilisée pour l'étude du processus d'excitation au seuil L du silicium. Les spectres théoriques calculés pour les différentes molécules étudiées présentent un accord raisonnable avec les mesures expérimentales. La présence d'états électroniques métastables produits lors de la décharge plasma est discutée. / Molecular ions cover important roles in study and characterization of astrophysical and laboratory plasma. To this purposes, different spectroscopic techniques are used among which we found the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and the X-ray photoabsorption spectroscopy. This PhD work is focused on the calculation of X-ray photoabsorption spectra of molecular ions of silicon, carbon and oxygen XHn+ (X= Si, C, O; n= 1, 2, 3). The former is excited on the L (2p) shell while the others on the K (1s) shell produced in plasma discharged. We developed numerical protocols which permits to compute with reasonable precision the K and L-shell photoabsorption spectra combining electronic structure and nuclear wavepacket propagation methods. The optimization of the geometries and the calculation of the ionization potentials (IP) are carried out using the density functional theory (DFT). The relaxation effects due to the core hole creation are taken into account at the self-consistent field (SCF) level. The potential energy surfaces (PES) and the dipole moment transitions are computed at the post Hartree-Fock (configuration interaction, CI) level. The spin-orbit coupling effect are explicitly taken into account through the Breit-Pauli operator. The theoretical results have been compared with the experimental data and they allow the interpretation of the experimental bands.

Abstract Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are used in an enormous amount of applications. Their properties are different from bulk TiO₂ and are affected by adsorbates that are unavoidably present on the surface. In this thesis, the effect of OH and SO₄ groups (the adsorbants present on the surface during manufacturing) on the properties of anatase-structured TiO₂ nanoparticles is studied. It was found that the above mentioned groups change both the geometric and electronic structure of nanoparticles, resulting in changes in the photoabsorption spectrum. Bader charges are calculated using electron density from Density Functional Theory calculations. They can be used for determination of the oxidation state of the atom. The relation between computed partial charges and oxidation states for binary oxides using data from open materials database has been demonstrated in this work using a linear regression. The applicability of the oxidation state determination by Bader charges for mixed valence compounds and surfaces is considered. / Tiivistelmä Titaanidioksidinanopartikkeleita käytetään lukuisissa sovelluksissa. Niiden ominaisuudet poikkeavat kiinteän TiO₂:n ominaisuuksista, ja niihin vaikuttavat pinnalle väistämättä absorboituvat aineet. Tässä työssä on tutkittu OH- ja SO₄-ryhmien vaikutusta anataasirakenteisten TiO₂-nanopartikkelien ominaisuuksiin. Tällaisia ryhmiä esiintyy yleisesti nanopartikkelien pinnalla valmistusprosessien aikana. Työssä havaittiin, että nämä ryhmät muuttavat nanopartikkelien rakenteellisia ja sähköisiä ominaisuuksia, ja siten vaikuttavat myös fotoabsorptiospektriin. Baderin varaukset voidaan laskea käyttäen tiheysfunktionaaliteoriaan perustuvista laskuista saatavaa elektronitiheyttä. Niitä voidaan käyttää atomin hapetustilan laskemiseen. Tässä työssä on osoitettu, että binääristen oksidien tapauksessa laskettujen osittaisvarauksien ja hapetustilan välillä on yhteys. Tämä yhteys voitiin osoittaa käyttämällä lineaarista regressiota. Työssä tarkastellaan myös menetelmän soveltuvuutta hapetustilojen määrittämiseen sekavalenssiyhdisteille ja pinnoille. / Original papers Original publications are not included in the electronic version of the dissertation. Miroshnichenko O., Auvinen S., & Alatalo M. (2015). A DFT study of the effect of OH groups on the optical, electronic, and structural properties of TiO₂ nanoparticles. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17, 5321–5327. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cp02789b Miroshnichenko O., Posysaev S., & Alatalo M. (2016). A DFT study of the effect of SO4 groups on the properties of TiO₂ nanoparticles. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18, 33068–33076. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp05681d http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/nbnfi-fe201707037608 Posysaev S., Miroshnichenko O., Alatalo M., Le D., & Rahman T.S. (2019). Oxidation states of binary oxides from data analytics of the electronic structure. Comput. Mater. Sci., 161, 403–414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.01.046

A hybrid quantum-classical approach to the interaction of atomic clusters with intense laser fields in the vacuum ultra-violet (VUV) has been developed. Much emphasis is put on localized electrons, those quasi-free electrons which localize about the ions and screen them. These electrons set a time scale, which is used to interpolate between the quantum, rate based description of photon absorption by bound electrons and the classical, deterministic description of the cluster nano-plasma. Typical observables such as total energy absorption, electron and ion spectra are in very good agreement with the experimental findings. A scheme to probe the multi-electron motion in clusters with attosecond laser pulses is introduced. Conventional final state measurements in the energy domain cannot provide information about earlier states of the system due to the incoherent nature of the dynamics. Time-delayed attosecond pulses in the extreme ultra-violet (XUV) are used to probe the transient charging of the cluster ions during the interaction with the laser by measuring the kinetic energy of the electrons detached by the probe pulse. This information is otherwise lost at later times due to recombination. Knowledge about the transient charging would also shed more light on the still controversial subject of the energy absorption mechanisms in the VUV regime. Moving to shorter duration of the excitation, the characteristic time-scales for ionization and plasma equilibration are inversed. An attosecond laser pulse in the VUV regime creates a dense, warm nano-plasma far from equilibrium. Time-delayed attosecond pulses in the XUV probe then both the creation and the relaxation. The latter shows the breakup of the Bogoliubov hierarchy of characteristic times, indicating strongly-coupled plasma dynamics and drawing parallels to the relaxation of extended ultra-cold neutral plasmas with millions of particles.

In this work systematic studies of the organic semiconductor CuPc have been presented. In general the investigation can be devided in three parts. In the first one we have studied the electronic structure of clean CuPc thin film. The next two parts are devoted to organic-organic and metal–organic interface formation, where one of the interface components is CuPc thin film. The main results of this thesis are: - The electronic structure of the pristine organic semiconductor CuPc (valence band and empty states) has been obtained by a combination of conventional and resonant photoemission, near-edge X-ray absorption, as well as by theoretical ab initio quantum-chemical calculations. A qualitative assignment of different VB structures has been given, or in other words the contributions of different atomic species as well as sites of the CuPc molecule to the electronic DOS has been established. In particular, it was shown, that the HOMO is mainly comprised of the spectral weights from the orbitals of carbon pyrolle atoms. Additional contributions to the HOMO stems from the benzene atoms. A combined experimental and theoretical study of the unoccupied electronic density of states of CuPc was presented. Our study allows identifying the contributions from different parts of the molecule to the unoccupied DOS and the measured spectra, which lays grounds for future studies of the evolution of the CuPc electronic states upon e.g. functionalization or doping. Application of similar studies to other organic semiconductors will also provide significant insight into their unoccupied electronic states. - The electronic properties of the organic heterointerfaces between fullerite and pristine copper phthalocyanine were studied. Both interfaces, CuPc/C60 and C60/CuPc, were found to be non-reactive with pronounced shifts of the vacuum level pointing to the formation of an interfacial dipole mainly at the CuPc side of the heterojunctions. The dipole values are close to the difference of the work functions of the two materials. Important interface parameters and hole-injection barriers were obtained. The sequence of deposition does not influence the electronic properties of the interfaces. - CuPc doped with potassium was studied by means of photoemission and photoabsorption spectroscopy. A detailed analysis of the core-level PE spectra allows one to propose possible lattice sites, which harbor the potassium ions. Contrasting to a few results reported in the literature, the films prepared in this thesis showed no finite electronic density of states at the Fermi level. - Two stages of the In/CuPc interface formation have been distinguished. The low-coverage stage is characterized by a strong diffusion of the In atoms into the organic film. Metal ions occupy sites close to the pyrolle nitrogen and strongly interact with molecules transferring negative charge to CuPc. Indium diffusion into the organic films saturates at a stoichiometry of In2CuPc. Subsequently, in the second stage the formation of a metallic indium film occurs on the top of the In2CuPc film. - Upon deposition on CuPc film Sn and Ag atoms do not diffuse into the organic film forming metallic clusters and/or thin metallic overlayer. Sharp metal-organic film interface is formed, in contrast to indium and potassium deposition. Presented experimental results also give evidence for absence of noticeable chemical reaction of Sn and Ag with CuPc thin film. - The systematic investigation of interface formation between CuPc thin film and various metals gives us the possibility to summarize all results with demonstrating similarities and differences for all systems studied.