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Probability modelling of vessel collisions
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Electron Elastic Collisions with C3F6 Molecule
PublicationObliczono różniczkowy i scałkowany przekrój czynny na zderzenia elektronu z molekułą C3F6 w zakresie średnich i wysokich energii (50-1000eV). Obliczenia wykonano stosując metodę atomów niezależnych. Stwierdzono dobrą zgodność z wynikami oszacowanymi na podstawie eksperymentu.
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Electron collisions with ethylene oxide molecules
PublicationZmierzono całkowite przekroje czynne na rozproszenie elektronów na drobinach tlenku etylenu w zakresie energii od 0.7 do 400 eV. Obliczono przekroje czynne na zderzenia sprężyste oraz przekroje czynne na jonizację. Otrzymane wyniki obliczeń są zgodne z wynikami eksperymentalnymi w pokrywającym się przedziale energii zderzenia. Wyniki uzyskane dla tlenku etylenu porównano z przekrojami czynnymi dla jego izoelektronowego odpowiednika...
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Electron collisions with boron trichloride (BCl3) molecules
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki pomiarów absolutnych, całkowitych przekrojów czynnych na rozpraszanie elektronów na drobinach BCl3. Pomiary przeprowadzono w zakresie energii 0.3 - 370eV. Otrzymane wyniki porównano z dostępnymi cząstkowymi przekrojami czynnymi (tj. sprężystym, jonizacyjnym. Przedyskutowano rolę peryferyjnych atomów molekuły, zestawiając wyniki pomiarów całkowitych przekrojów czynnych dla drobin BCl3 i BF3.
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Electron collisions with trifluorides: BF3 and PF3 molecules.
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje zmierzone metodą transmisyjną całkowite przekroje czynne na rozpraszanie elektronów na płaskich drobinach BF3 i piramidalnych cząstkach PF3 w zakresie energii 0.5-370eV. Otrzymane wyniki zostały porównane z dostępnymi cząstkowymi przekrojami czynnymi (tj. sprężystym, jonizacyjnym). Zaprezentowane całkowite przekroje czynne porównano także ze sobą aby zbadać wpływ geometrii drobiny na wartość i kształt całkowitego...
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Electron collisions with nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) molecules.
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje zmierzone całkowite przekroje czynne oraz obliczone sprężyste i jonizacyjne przekroje czynne na rozpraszanie elektronów na drobinach fluorku azotu (NF3) dla niskich i średnich energii zderzenia. Wyniki porównano z dostępnymi cząstkowymi przekrojami czynnymi. W celu zbadania wpływu podstawienia atomów fluoru w miejsce atomów wodoru porównano całkowite przekroje czynne dla NF3 i NH3 (efekt fluorowania).
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Temporal pattern of wildlife-train collisions in Poland
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Ionization and fragmentation of furan molecules by electron collisions
PublicationCation mass spectra obtained by electron impact were measured to investigate the ionization and ionic fragmentation of furan, C4H4O, molecules in the gas phase. The most abundant cations, with comparable intensities in the mass spectra, were the parent, C4H4O+, cation (68 amu) and the C3H3+ fragment (39 amu). The appearance energies of most of the observed ionic fragments were determined and the possible fragmentation processes...
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Understanding the formation of metastable furan dication in collisions with ions
PublicationThis work relies on complementary theoretical and experimental studies of the processes induced by ion-furan collisions. Results of the Molecular Dynamics simulations and exploration of the energy profiles combined with coincidence mass spectrometry provide complete picture of the fragmentation of furan dication.
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Electron collisions with tetrafluoroethylene (C2F4) and ethylene (C2H4) molecules.
PublicationStosując liniową metodę transmisyjną zmierzono całkowite przekroje czynne(TCS) na zderzenie elektronów z drobinami C2F4 w zakresie energii 0.6-370eV.Stwierdzono obecność szerokiego maksimum przy ok. 30eV. Dla porównania zmierzono TCS dla C2H4. Przedyskutowano wpływ podstawienia atomu fluoru w miejsce wodoru.
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Electronic states of tetrahydrofuran molecules studied by electron collisions
PublicationElectronic states of tetrahydrofuran molecules were studied in the excitation energy range 5.5-10 eV using the technique of electron energy loss spectroscopy in the gas phase. Excitation from the two conformations, C2 and Cs, of the ground state of the molecule are observed in the measured energy loss spectra. The vertical excitation energies of the 3(no3s) triplet state from the C2 and Cs conformations of the ground state of the...
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Ionization and ionic fragmentation of tetrahydrofuran molecules by electron collisions
PublicationElectron impact ionization and ionic fragmentation of tetrahydrofuran molecules in the gas phase were studied in the energy range from ionization threshold up to 150 eV using the technique of mass spectrometry. The cation mass spectra, ionization and ionic fragmentation efficiencies were measured over this energy range. Well-resolved mass peaks were detected in the mass range 10-72 amu and assigned to corresponding ionic molecular...
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Collisions of electrons with trimethylamine N(CH3)3 molecules
PublicationPrzedstawiono całkowite przekroje czynne na rozpraszanie elektronów na drobinach N(CH3)3, zmierzone dla niskich i średnich energii zderzenia. Wyniki porównano z elastycznymi i jonizacyjnymi przekrojami czynnymi, obliczonymi dla tej drobiny, dla średnich energii zderzenia. Porównano i przedyskutowano przekroje czynne dla drobin zawierających azot jako atom centralny.
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Multiple-scattering and electron-uracil collisions at low energies
PublicationDyskutowany jest związek dwóch znanych metod w teorii rozpraszania elektronów na cząsteczkach : potencjałów zerowego promieniu i metody potencjałów "muffin-tin". Rozwój obu metod pozwala na stworzenie nowej techniki obliczenia parcjalnych faz i przekrojów czynnych w nazwanej teorii. Technika ta ma zastosowanie do zagadnienia dotyczącego układu elektron-uracil.
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Collisions of electrons with trimethylphosphine [P(CH3)3] molecules
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki pomiarów całkowitych przekrojów czynnych na rozpraszanie elektronów na molekułach P(CH3)3. Pomiary przeprowadzono w przedziale energii od 0,4 do 400eV. Obliczono przekroje czynne na rozpraszanie sprężyste i na jonizację. Wyniki porównano z przekrojami czynnymi dla innych związków zawierających fosfor jako atom centralny oraz grupę metylową.
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Investigation of rotational state-changing collisions of C2N− ions with helium
PublicationThe cross sections for rotational inelastic collisions between atoms and a molecular anion can be very large, if the anion has a dipole moment. This makes molecular anions very efficient in cooling atomic gases. We address rotational inelastic collisions of Helium atoms with the molecular anion C2N–. Here we present preliminary calculations of the potential energy surface.
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Determination of energy-transfer distributions in ionizing ion-molecule collisions
PublicationThe main objective of this study is to determine the energy transfer occuring in ion-molecule collisions. In order to solve this problem, we followed two approaches; the first one by validating a purely experimental method and the second one by testing a new theoretical model M3C (Microcanonical Metropolis Monte Carlo).
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Charge transfer and formation of complexes in the He+ collisions with the furan molecules
PublicationCharge transfer and formation of the collision complexes have been studied experimentally in fragmentation of the furan molecules in collisions with He+ cations. The excited atomic and diatomic fragments of furan have been identified using collision-induced luminescence spectroscopy. Charge transfer ionization of the furan molecules has been observed in production of helium atoms in the excited 1s4d 1D2, 3D1,2,3 states. The fragmentation...
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Optical Spectroscopic Studies of Tetrahydrofuran Fragmentation Induced by Collisions with Dihydrogen Cations
PublicationCollisions of dihydrogen cations with tetrahydrofuran molecules have been studied. Luminescence spectra and the emission functions of the excited products at projectile energies ranging from 8 to 1000 eV have been measured using collision-induced emission spectroscopy. The recorded spectra are dominated by the atomic lines of the hydrogen Balmer series, whose intensities decrease more quickly than derived by the quantum-theoretical...
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PROBLEMS OF COLLISIONS BETWEEN ADJACENT STEEL STRUCTURES UNDER EARTHQUAKE EXCITATION
PublicationNowadays, the high level of urbanization forces the engineers to design closely-separated structures and to take into account many factors influencing their response, including collisions between them due to insufficient separation distance during moderate to strong ground motions. Recent observations as well as experimental and numerical investigations have confirmed that interactions...
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Identification of Risk Factors for Collisions Involving Cyclists Based on Gdansk Example
PublicationThe role of pedestrian and bicycle traffic in Poland has growing trend. The comprehensive traffic study, conducted in Gdansk in 2016, has confirmed the increase in the number of cyclists and their share in the modal split. Therefore, it is particularly important to ensure the safety of this group of unprotected road users. Only in 2015 on the roads of Gdansk occurred 93 accidents (excluding collisions) involving cyclists. As a...
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Problems of collisions between adjacent steel structures under earthquake excitation
PublicationNowadays, the high level of urbanization forces the designers to design closely-separated structures and to take into account many factors influencing the response of these structures, which may collide due to insufficient separation distance during moderate to strong ground motions. Recent observations as well as numerical and experimental investigations have confirmed that the interactions between structures may lead to significant...
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Electron collisions with cyanoacetylene HC3N : Vibrational excitation and dissociative electron attachment
PublicationWe experimentally probe electron collisions with HC3N in the energy range from 0 to 10 eV with the focus on vibrational excitation and dissociative electron attachment. The vibrational excitation cross sections show a number of resonances which are mode specific: the two dominant π∗ resonances are visible in the excitation of all the vibrational modes; however, broad σ ∗ resonances are visible only in certain bond-stretching vibrational...
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Cross sections for ionization and ionic fragmentation of pyrimidine molecules by electron collisions
PublicationThe electron impact mass spectroscopy and the total ion collection measurements were used to investigate the ionization and ionic fragmentation of the pyrimidine, C4H4N2, molecules in the gasphase. The cation mass spectra were measured in the 10−85 amu range and the observed mass peaks assigned to corresponding ionic fragments. The most abundant cation in the mass spectra is the parent cation, C4H4N+2, at 80 amu. The appearance...
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Charge dependence of fragmentation process induced by ion collisions with furan molecule
PublicationThe goal of this work is to describe the system evolution after ion-molecule interaction. We combine different quantum chemistry and statistical mechanics approaches in order to give extended description of the process. Herein we report on a recent study of the fragmentation mechanism of neutral, singly- and doubly-ionized furan molecule in the gas phase.
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Low-energy positron collisions with water: elastic and rotationally inelastic scattering
PublicationDifferential, integral and momentum transfer cross sections for the vibrationally elastic and rotationally inelastic scattering of positrons from water at low collision energy (E ≤ 10 eV) are reported. Several models within the R-matrix method are used to compute the body-fixed T-matrices, while the scattering calculations are performed within the fixed-nuclei approximation corrected with the standard Born-closure formula. These...
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EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY ON COLLISIONS BETWEEN STEEL STRUCTURES UNDER EARTHQUAKE EXCITATION
PublicationIn the time of high urbanization, the need to build closely-spaced structures forces the designers to take into account earthquake-induced collisions between adjacent buildings and their effects on the response of structures. Past and recent investigations confirmed that interactions between adjacent buildings during earthquakes may cause serious damages to the structural elements and may even lead to total collapse of the structure....
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Positron-electron correlation-polarization potentials for the calculation of positron collisions with atoms and molecules
PublicationWe present correlation-polarization potentials for the calculation of scattering cross sections of positrons with atoms and molecules. The potentials are constructed from a short-range correlation term and a long-range polarization term. For the short-range correlation term we present four different potentials that are derived from multi-component density functionals. For the long-range polarization term we employ a multi-term...
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Electron collisions with X(CH3)4 molecules (X = C, Si, Ge)
PublicationAbsolute grand-total cross sections (TCSs) for electron scattering from tetramethylmethane [C(CH3)4], tetramethylsilane [Si(CH3)4], and tetramethylgermane [Ge(CH3)4] molecules have been measured at electron-impact energies extending from around 0.5 to 300 eV in the linear electron-transmission experiment. The measured TCS energy dependences show very pronounced broad enhancement, peaking near 5.5 eV for Si(CH3)4 and Ge(CH3)4 molecules...
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A method for detecting possible near miss ship collisions from AIS data
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Uncertainty in maritime risk analysis: Extended case study on chemical tanker collisions
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The POCOBIO Database for Computed Scattering Cross-Sections for Positron Collisions with Biomolecular Systems
PublicationThe design of a database for positron interactions with biomolecular systems is outlined. The database contains only scattering cross sections, which are derived from theory. The data model is defined in a very flexible way, which facilitates the usage of weakly bound clusters of molecules and molecular systems with many tautomeric forms.
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Luminescent collisions of He+ and He++ ions with H2 molecules at energies below 2 keV
PublicationSpectroscopic studies of collisions between He+ and He++ ions with H2 gas target have been performed in the 200–600nm wavelength range. Atomic lines of hydrogen Balmer series and several helium lines were identified and their excitation functions between 50 eV and 1keV (2keV for He++) were determined.
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Graffiti saves birds: A year-round pattern of bird collisions with glass bus shelters
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Expert elicitation of a navigation service implementation effects on ship groundings and collisions in the Gulf of Finland
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Path planning algorithm for ship collisions avoidance in environment with changing strategy of dynamic obstacles
PublicationIn this paper a path planning algorithm for the ship collision avoidance is presented. Tested algorithm is used to determine close to optimal ship paths taking into account changing strategy of dynamic obstacles. For this purpose a path planning problem is defined. A specific structure of the individual path and fitness function is presented. Principle of operation of evolutionary algorithm and based on it dedicated application...
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Hydrogen migration observed in fragmentation of the pyridine molecules in collisions with the H+, H2+, He+and He++cations
PublicationThe hydrogen atom migration preceding fragmentation of the pyridine molecules by the H+, H2+, He+ and He++ collisions has been investigated in the 5-2000 eV energy range. The pyridine molecule structure is lacking of the NH group, thus formation of the NH radicals is an evidence of the H atom relocation prior to the cation-induced fragmentation. The NH(A3Π) fragmentation yields measured by detecting its A3Π→X3Σ− fluorescence show...
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Wave‐Induced Surge Motion and Collisions of Sea Ice Floes: Finite‐Floe‐Size Effects
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coincidence investigation of inelastic electron-atom collisions with magnetic selection of scattering angle - feasibility study
PublicationOpisana została nowa aparatura do badania zderzeń elektronów z atomami metodą koincydencji z wykorzystaniem techniki lokalnego pola magnetycznego. Połączenie obu metod umożliwia wyznaczenie parametrów koincydencji w pełnym kącie rozproszenia. W pracy zaprezentowano pierwsze widma energii straconej oraz widma koincydencji.
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Charge Transfer, Complexes Formation and Furan Fragmentation Induced by Collisions with Low-Energy Helium Cations
PublicationThe present work focuses on unraveling the collisional processes leading to the fragmentation of the gas-phase furan molecules under the He+ and He2+ cations impact in the energy range 5–2000 eV. The presence of different mechanisms was identified by the analysis of the optical fragmentation spectra measured using the collision-induced emission spectroscopy (CIES) in conjunction with the ab initio calculations. The measurements of...
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Fragmentation of Tetrahydrofuran Molecules by H+, C+, and O+ Collisions at the Incident Energy Range of 25–1000 eV
PublicationWe have studied fragmentation processes of the gas-phase tetrahydrofuran (THF) molecules in collisions with the H+, C+, and O+ cations. The collision energies have been varied between 25 and 1000 eV and thus covered a velocity range from 10 to 440 km/s. The following excited neutral fragments of THF have been observed: the atomic hydrogen H(n), n = 4–9, carbon atoms in the 2p3s 1P1, 2p4p 1D2, and 2p4p 3P states and vibrationally...
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Rotationally inelastic collisions of electrons with H2 and N2 molecules: converged space-frame calculations at low energies.
PublicationW pracy zostały obliczone przekroje czynne na rotacyjne wzbudzenia cząsteczek H2 i N2 w wyniku zderzeń z niskoenergetycznymi elektronami. Układ silnie sprzężonych równań został rozwiązany w laboratoryjnym układzie odniesienia przy pomocy algorytmu MVPA.
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Linking habitat composition, local population densities and traffic characteristics to spatial patterns of ungulate‐train collisions
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A framework for risk assessment for maritime transportation systems—A case study for open sea collisions involving RoPax vessels
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Positron collisions with molecular hydrogen: cross sections and annihilation parameters calculated using theR-matrix with pseudo-states method
PublicationThe molecular R-matrix with pseudo-states (MRMPS) method is employed to study positron collisions with H2. The calculations employ pseudo-continuum orbital sets containing up to h (l = 5) functions. Use of these high l functions is found to give converged eigenphase sums. Below the positronium formation threshold, the calculated cross sections agree with other high-accuracy theories and generally with the measurements. Calculation...
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Rotational state-changing collisions of C2H− and C2N− anions with He under interstellar and cold ion trap conditions: A computational comparison
PublicationWe present an extensive range of quantum calculations for the state-changing rotational dynamics involving two simple molecular anions that are expected to play some role in the evolutionary analysis of chemical networks in the interstellar environments, C2H− (X1Σ+) and C2N− (X3Σ−), but for which inelastic rates are only known for C2H−. The same systems are also of direct interest in modeling selective photo-detachment experiments...
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Elastic cross-section calculations for electron collisions with XY4 (X=Si,Ge; Y=H, F, Cl, Br, I) molecules
PublicationObliczano elastyczne przekroje czynne dla tetraedrycznych związków krzemu i germanu. Otrzymane wyniki porównano z innymi dostępnymi wynikami obliczeń oraz z danymi doświadczalnymi; dla energii powyżej 100 eV uzyskano zadowalającą zgodność.
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Electron collisions with methyl-substituted ethylenes: Cross section measurements and calculations for 2-methyl–2-butene and 2,3-dimethyl–2-butene
PublicationWe report electron-scattering cross sections determined for 2-methyl–2-butene [(H3C)HC==C(CH3)2] and 2,3-dimethyl–2-butene [(H3C)2C=C(CH3)2] molecules. Absolute grand-total cross sections (TCSs) were measured for incident electron energies in the 0.5–300 eV range, using a linear electron-transmission technique. The experimental TCS energy dependences for the both targets appear to be very similar with respect to the shape. In each...
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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF RUBBER BUMPERS INFLUENCE ON THE COLLIDING STEEL STRUCTURES
PublicationProblem of collisions of neighbouring structures is one of the important issues related to the safety of civil engineering structures. The safety and reliability of steel structures under impact loading is among a number of different aims during the design state. The aim of this paper is to present the results of numerical investigation of dynamic behavior of closely-separated steel structures under seismic excitation. Modal and transient...
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The response of three colliding models of steel towers to seismic excitation
PublicationA number of past and recent observations have confirmed that collisions between adjacent, insufficiently-separated structures occurring as a result of seismic excitation (structural pounding) may result in serious damage to structural elements and can even lead to their total destruction. This paper summarises the results obtained from a shaking table experimental study which investigated structural pounding between three adjacent...