As part of the Australian National University - Future Research Talent (ANU - FRT) Scholar 2023 cohort, I had the opportunity to undertake a fully funded research project with the Positron Research Group at the Research School of Physics, ANU.
Under the mentorship of Dr. James Sullivan and Mr. David Stevens, I worked on a project that sought to measure and analyze the scattering of positrons from the molecular target of formic acid using a state-of-the-art beamline (at the Australian Positron Beamline Facility).
The measurements of differential cross sections (DCSs) and grand total cross sections (GTCSs) for electronic excitations and ionization were made for the first time for this molecular target, and these are expected to inform new tests for the latest quantum models of low energy scattering. A paper presenting a detailed study of low energy positron scattering from formic acid, examining elastic scattering, electronic excitation and ionisation processes through detailed comparisons with previous experimental and theoretical data was published in July 2024 in the Journal of Physics B.
Under the mentorship of Dr. James Sullivan and Mr. David Stevens, I worked on a project that sought to measure and analyze the scattering of positrons from the molecular target of formic acid using a state-of-the-art beamline (at the Australian Positron Beamline Facility).
The measurements of differential cross sections (DCSs) and grand total cross sections (GTCSs) for electronic excitations and ionization were made for the first time for this molecular target, and these are expected to inform new tests for the latest quantum models of low energy scattering. A paper presenting a detailed study of low energy positron scattering from formic acid, examining elastic scattering, electronic excitation and ionisation processes through detailed comparisons with previous experimental and theoretical data was published in July 2024 in the Journal of Physics B.