What does it take to stabilize a naphthalene anion?

We investigate attachment of slow electrons (0-10 eV) to naphthalene (Np) clusters in a crossed beam experiment. Supersonic expansions under different conditions using different buffer gases generate the clusters: in He, Ne, and low pressure Ar, neat (Np)N clusters are formed, while we also observe mixed clusters of naphthalene with rare-gas atoms in co-expansion with Ar above 0.5 bar and with Kr.

Hydrated Formic Acid Clusters and their Interaction with Electrons.

We investigate ion formation in hydrated formic acid (FA) clusters upon collision with electrons of variable energy, focusing on electron ionization at 70 eV (EI) and low-energy (1.5-15 eV) electron attachment (EA). To uncover details about the composition of neutral clusters, we aim to elucidate the ion formation processes in FA ⋅ W clusters initiated by interaction with electrons and determine the extent of cluster fragmentation.

Does HNO dissociate on gas-phase ice nanoparticles?

We investigated the dissociation of nitric acid on large water clusters (HO), ≈ 30-500, , ice nanoparticles with diameters of 1-3 nm, in a molecular beam. The (HO) clusters were doped with single HNO molecules in a pickup cell and probed by mass spectrometry after a low-energy (1.5-15 eV) electron attachment.

Renal cell carcinoma: complete pathological response in a patient with gastric metastasis of renal cell carcinoma.

A 75-year-old-man, with a 2-month history of abdominal pain, underwent a standard diagnostic workup that included a CT scan that showed a large right renal mass and subcentimeter nodes in the right and left lung lobes. In December 2003, the patient underwent right nephrectomy with adrenalectomy and a diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma (pT3N0M0 stage) was made. No further treatment was proposed and patient was followed up regularly.