Publications

Selected Publications

K. Xu, G. Amaral and J. Zhang, "Photodissociation Dynamics of Ethanol at 193.3 nm: The H-atom Channel and Ethoxy Vibrational Distribution," J. Chem. Phys. 111, 6271-6282 (1999).

S.D. Chambreau, J. Zhang, J.C. Traeger, and T.H. Morton, "Photoionization of Methyl tert-butyl Ether (MTBE) and tert-octyl Methyl Ether (TOME) and Analysis of Their Pyrolyses by Supersonic Jet/Photoionization Mass Spectrometry," Int. J. Mass Spec. 199, 17-27 (2000).

L. Wang and J. Zhang, "Detection of Nitrous Acid by Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy," Environ. Sci. Technol. 34, 4221-4227 (2000).

G. Amaral, K. Xu and J. Zhang, "The H + NO2 Channels in the Photodissociation of HONO at 193 nm," J. Phys. Chem. 105, 1465-1475 (2001).

G. Amaral, K. Xu and J. Zhang, "UV Photodissociation Dynamics of Ethyl Radical via the Ã2A'(3s) State," J. Chem. Phys. 114, 5164-5169 (2001).

L. Wang and J. Zhang, "Addition Complexes of Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) and OH Radical and Their Reactions with O2 by ab initio and Density Functional Theory," J. Mol. Struct. (TheoChem) 543, 167-175 (2001).

S.D. Chambreau and J. Zhang, "VUV Photoionization Time-of-flight Spectrometry of Flash Pyrolysis of Silane and Disilane," Chem. Phys. Lett. 343, 482-488 (2001).

S.D. Chambreau, L. Wang, and J. Zhang, "Highly Unsaturated Hydrogenated Silicon Clusters, SinHx (n = 3-10, x = 0-3), in Flash Pyrolysis of Silane and Disilane," J. Phys. Chem. A 106, 5081-5087 (2002)

S.D. Chambreau and J. Zhang, "GeHx (x=0-3) and GenHx (n=2-7) in Flash Pyrolysis of GeH4," Chem. Phys. Lett. 351, 171-177 (2002).

L. Wang and J. Zhang, "Ab Initio Study of Reaction of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) with OH Radical," Chem. Phys. Lett. 356, 490-496 (2002).

W. Zhou, Y. Yuan, and J. Zhang, "State-to-state Photodissociation Dynamics of OH Radical via the A2S+ State: Fine-structure Distributions of the O(3PJ) Product," J. Chem. Phys. 119, 9989-9992 (2003) (communication).

J. Zhang, "Photodissociation Dynamics of Free Radicals," in Modern Trends in Chemical Reaction Dynamics Part II, Advanced Series in Physical Chemistry, Vol. 14, ed. Xueming Yang and Kopin Liu, World Scientific, Singapore, 2004, pp. 465-521.

S.D. Chambreau, J. Lemieux, L. Wang, and J. Zhang, "Mechanistic Studies of the Pyrolysis of 1,3-Butadiene, 1,3-Butadiene-1,1,4,4-d4, 1,2-Butadiene, and 2-Butyne by Supersonic Jet/Photoionization Mass Spectrometry," J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 2190-2196 (2005).

W. Zhou, Y. Yuan, S. Chen, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the SH Radical," J. Chem. Phys. 123, 054330-(1-10) (2005).

S. Chen, W. Zhou, and J. Zhang, "Vacuum Ultraviolet Photodissociation of the SH Radical at 121.6 nm," Chem. Phys. Lett. 418, 328-332 (2006).

J. Hargrove, L. Wang, K. Muyskens, M. Muyskens, D. Medina, S. Zaide, and J. Zhang, "Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy of Ambient NO2 with Quantification and Elimination of Interferences," Environ. Sci. Technol. 40, 7868-7873 (2006).

K. H. Weber and J. Zhang, "Mechanistic Study of Thermal Decomposition of Isoprene (2-Methyl-1,3-Butadiene) Using Flash Pyrolysis Supersonic Jet VUV Photoionization Mass Spectrometry," J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 11487-11492 (2007).

J. Hargrove and J. Zhang, "Measurements of NOx, Acyl Peroxynitrates, and NOy with Automatic Interference Corrections Using a NO2 Analyzer and Gas Phase Titration," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 046109/1-3 (2008).

X. Zheng, Y. Song, J. Wu, and J. Zhang, "H-atom Product Channel and Mode Specificity in the near-UV Photodissociation of Thiomethoxy Radical via the Ã2A1 State," Chem. Phys. Lett. 467, 46-51 (2008).

K. H. Weber, J. M. Lemieux, and J. Zhang, "Flash Pyrolysis of Ethyl, n-Propyl, and iso-Propyl Iodides as Monitored by Supersonic Expansion Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry," J. Phys. Chem. A., 113, 583-591 (2009).

X. Zheng, Y. Song, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the Propargyl Radical," J. Phys. Chem. A, 113, 4604-4612 (2009).

X. Zheng, J. Wu, Y. Song, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation of the SD Radical in Vibrational Ground and Excited States," Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11, 4761–4769 (2009).

Y. Liu, R. Morales-Cueto, J. Hargrove, D. Medina, and J. Zhang, "Measurements of Peroxy Radicals Using Chemical Amplification-Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy," Environ. Sci. Technol. 43, 7791–7796 (2009).

D. Medina, Y. Liu, L. Wang, and J. Zhang, "Detection of Sulfur Dioxide by Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy," Environ. Sci. Technol. 45, 1926–1931 (2011).

Y. Song, X. Zheng, M. Lucas, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the Benzyl Radical," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 8296–8305 (2011).

L. Wang and J. Zhang, "Structures and Energetics of SiGeHz0,+1, Ge2Hz0,+1, and Si2Hz0,+1: A Systematic Theoretical Study," Int. J. Mass Spec. 311, 56–63 (2012).

Y. Song, M. Lucas, M. Alcaraz, J. Zhang, and C. Brazier, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the Phenyl Radical," J. Chem. Phys. 136, 044308-1-10 (2012).

S. Nakao, Y. Liu, P. Tang, C.-L. Chen, J. Zhang, and D. R. Cocker III, "Chamber Studies of SOA Formation from Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Observation of Limited Glyoxal Uptake," Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 3927-3937 (2012).

M. Lucas, J. Minor, J. Zhang, and C. Brazier, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the o-Pyridyl Radical," J. Phys. Chem. A, 117, 12138-12145 (2013).

Y. Liu and J. Zhang, "Peroxy Radical Measurements Using Dual-Channel Chemical Amplification Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy," Analytical Chemistry, 86, 5391-5398 (2014).

J. M. Lemieux and J. Zhang, "Thermal Decomposition of Tetramethylsilane and Tetramethylgermane by Flash Pyrolysis Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry," International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 373, 50-55 (2014).

J. Lemieux and J. Zhang, "Letter: Thermal Decomposition of Methyltrichlorosilane, Dimethyldichlorosilane and Methyldichlorosilane by Flash Pyrolysis Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry," Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 20, 409-417 (2014).

M. Lucas, Y. Liu, R. Bryant, J. Minor, and J. Zhang, "Vacuum Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of Methanol at 121.6 nm," Chemical Physics Letters, 619, 18-22 (2015).

Y. Song, X. Zheng, W. Zhou, M. Lucas, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the n-Propyl and i-Propyl Radicals," Journal of Chemical Physics, 142, 224306-1-9 (2015).

Y. Song, M. Lucas, M. Alcaraz, J. Zhang, and C. Brazier, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the Allyl Radical via the , , and  Electronic Excited States," J. Phys. Chem. A, 119, 12318-12328 (2015).

M. Lucas, Y. Song, J. Zhang, C. Brazier, P. L. Houston, and J. M. Bowman, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the 1-Propenyl Radical," J. Phys. Chem. A, 120, 5248-5256 (2016).

S. Jeong, S. Newman, J. Zhang, A. E. Andrews, L. Bianco, J. Bagley, X. Cui, H. Graven, J. Kim, P. Salameh, B. W. LaFranchi, C. Priest, M. Campos-Pineda, E. Novakovskaia, C. D. Sloop, H. A. Michelsen, R. P. Bambha, R. F. Weiss, R. Keeling, and M. L. Fischer, "Estimating Methane Emissions in California's Urban and Rural Regions Using Multi-tower Observations," Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 121, 13031-13049 (2016).

J. Bagley, S. Jeong, X. Cui, S. Newman, J. Zhang, C. Priest, M. Campos-Pineda, A. E. Andrews, L. Bianco, M. Lloyd, N. Lareau, C. Clements, and M. L. Fischer, "Assessment of an Atmospheric Transport Model for Annual Inverse Estimates of California Greenhouse Gas Emissions," Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 122, 1901-1918 (2017).

M. Campos-Pineda and J. Zhang, "Low-pressure Yields of Stabilized Criegee Intermediates CH3CHOO and (CH3)2COO in Ozonolysis of trans-2-Butene and 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene" Chem. Phys. Letts. 683, 647-652 (2017).

P. Jones, B. Riser, and J. Zhang, "Flash Pyrolysis of t-Butyl Hydroperoxide and Di-t-Butyl Peroxide: Evidence of Roaming in the Decomposition of Organic Hydroperoxides," J. Phys. Chem. A, 121, 7846-7853 (2017).

M. Campos-Pineda and J. Zhang, "Product Yields of Stabilized Criegee Intermediates in the Ozonolysis Reactions of cis-2-Butene, 2-Methyl-2-butene, Cyclopentene, and Cyclohexene," Science China: Chemistry, 61, 850-856 (2018).

S. Jeong, S. Newman, J. Zhang, A. E. Andrews, L. Bianco, E. Dlugokencky, J. Bagley, X. Cui, C. Priest, M. Campos-Pineda, and M. L. Fischer, "Inverse Estimation of an Annual Cycle of California's Nitrous Oxide Emissions," Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123, 4758-4771 (2018).

G. Sun, Y. Song, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of 1-Pentyl Radical," Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics, 31, 439-445 (2018).

X. Liu, J. Zhang, A. Vazquez, D. Wang, and S. Li, "Mechanism of the Thermal Decomposition of Tetramethylsilane: a Flash Pyrolysis Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry and Density Functional Theory Study", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20, 18782-18789 (2018).

S. Han, X. Zheng, S. Ndengué, Y. Song, R. Dawes, D. Xie, J. Zhang, and H. Guo, "Dynamical Interference in the Vibronic Bond Breaking Reaction of HCO," Science Advances, 5, no. 1, eaau0582 (2019).

X. Cui, S. Newman, X. Xu, A. E. Andrews, J. Miller, S. Lehman, S. Jeong, J. Zhang, C. Priest, M. Campos-Pineda, K. R. Gurney, H. Graven, J. Southon, M. L. Fischer, "Atmospheric Observation-based Estimation of Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions from Regions of Central and Southern California," Science of the Total Environment, 664, 381-391 (2019).

M. N. R. Ashfold, R. A. Ingle, T. N.V. Karsili, and J. Zhang, "Photoinduced C–H Bond Fission in Prototypical Organic Molecules and Radicals," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 21, 13880-13901 (2019).

G. Sun, X. Zheng, Y. Song, and J. Zhang, "H-Atom Product Channel in the Ultraviolet Photodissociation of the Thiomethoxy Radical (CH3S) via the B̃2A2 State," J. Phys. Chem. A, 123, 5849-5858 (2019).

G. Sun, M. Lucas, Y. Song, J. Zhang, C. Brazier, P. L. Houston, and J. M. Bowman, "H atom Product Channels in the Ultraviolet Photodissociation of the 2‑Propenyl Radical," J. Phys. Chem. A, 123, 9957-9965 (2019).

G. Sun, X. Zheng, Y. Qin, Y. Song, J. Zhang, J. M. Amero, and G. J. Vázquez, "Two-photon Dissociation Dynamics of Hydroxyl Radical," Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics, 33, 129-134 (2020) (Editors' pick).

G. Sun, X. Zheng, Y. Song, M. Lucas, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the n-Butyl, s-Butyl, and t-Butyl Radicals," J. Chem. Phys., 152, 244303-1-10 (2020).

X. Liu, W. Yuan, J. Zhang, J. Yang, and Z. Zhou, "Thermal Decomposition of 1-Hexene by Flash Pyrolysis: A Study of Initial Decomposition Mechanism," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38, 651-659 (2021).

G. Sun, W. Zhou, X. Zheng, Y. Qin, Y. Song, Y. Yuan, and J. Zhang, "State-to-State Predissociation Dynamics of Hydroxyl Radical via the A2Σ+ State," Molecular Physics, David Parker Festschrift, 119, e1837974 (2021).

K. Shao, Y. Tian, and J. Zhang, "Thermal Decomposition Mechanism of Allyltrichlorosilane and Allyltrimethylsilane," International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, William L Hase Memorial Issue, 460, 116476 (2021).

K. Shao, X. Liu, P. J. Jones, G. Sun, M. Gomez, B. P. Riser, and J. Zhang, "Thermal Decomposition of Cyclohexane by Flash Pyrolysis Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry: A Study on the Initial Unimolecular Decomposition Mechanism," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 23, 9804-9813 (2021).

M. Lucas, G. Sun, Y. Liu, K. Shao, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of the Cyclohexyl Radical: The H-Atom Product Channel," J. Phys. Chem. A, Cheuk-Yiu Ng Festschrift, 125, 5534–5543 (2021).

S. Han, G. Sun, X. Zheng, Y. Song, R. Dawes, D. Xie, J. Zhang, and H. Guo, "Rotational Modulation of Ã2A"-State Photodissociation of HCO via Renner-Teller Nonadiabatic Transitions,” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 6582–6588 (2021).

G. Sun, X. Zheng, K. Xu, Y. Song, and J. Zhang, "Photodissociation Dynamics of Vinoxy Radical via the B2A" State: The H + CH2CO Product Channel" J. Phys. Chem. A., Daniel Neumark Festschrift, 125, 8882–8890 (2021).

S. Chambreau, D. Popolan-Vaida, O. Kostko, J. Lee, Z. Zhou, T. Brown, P. Jones, K. Shao, J. Zhang, R. Zare, S. Leone, and G. Vaghjiani, "Thermal and Catalytic Decomposition of 2-Hydroxyethylhydrazine and 2-Hydroxyethylhydrazinium Nitrate Ionic Liquid," J. Phys. Chem. A. 126, 373-394 (2022).

K. Shao, Y. Tian, and J. Zhang, "A Mechanistic Study of Thermal Decomposition of 1,1,2,2-Tetramethyldisilane Using Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry," J. Phys. Chem. A. 126, 1085-1093 (2022).

G. Sun, S. Han, X. Zheng, Y. Song, Y. Qin, R. Dawes, D. Xie, H. Guo, and J. Zhang, "Unimolecular Decay Dynamics of Electronically Excited HCO(Ã2A"): Rotational Control of Nonadiabatic Transitions," Faraday Discussions, 238, 236-248 (2022).

K. Shao, J. Brunson, and J. Zhang, "Flash Pyrolysis Mechanism of Trimethylchlorosilane," International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 482, 116933-(1-8) (2022).

Y. Qin, X. Zheng, Y. Song, G. Sun, and J. Zhang, "Vibrational Energy Levels and Predissociation Lifetimes of the A2Σ+ State of SH/SD Radicals by Photodissociation Spectroscopy." J. Chem. Phys. 157, 134303-(1-12) (2022).

Y. Qin, X. Zheng, Y. Song, G. Sun, and J. Zhang, "Two-photon Dissociation Dynamics of the Mercapto Radical," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 27232–27240 (2022).

K. Shao, G. Sun, M. Gomez, X. Liu, and Zhang, "Flash Pyrolysis Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Mass Spectrometry of Cycloheptane: A Study of the Initial Decomposition mechanism," European Journal of Mass Spectrometry 29, 88-96 (2023).

L. Yang, M. Campos-Pineda, and J. Zhang, "Low-Pressure and Nascent Yields of Thermalized Criegee Intermediate in Ozonolysis of Ethene," J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 13, 11496−11502 (2022).

K. Shao, X. Liu, and J. Zhang, "Thermal Decomposition Mechanism of Tetraethylsilane by Flash Pyrolysis Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Mass Spectrometry and DFT Calculations: The Competition between β-hydride Elimination and Bond Homolysis," J. Phys. Chem. A. 127, 3966–3975 (2023).

G. Sun, X. Zheng, Y. Song, W. Zhou, and J. Zhang, "Photodissociation Dynamics of the Ethyl Radical via the Ã2A'(3s) State: H-atom Product Channels and Ethylene Product Vibrational State Distribution." J. Chem. Phys. 159, 104306-(1-12) (2023).

L. Yang, M. Campos-Pineda, K. Hatem, and J. Zhang, "Low-pressure and Nascent Yields of Stabilized Criegee Intermediates CH2OO and CH3CHOO in Ozonolysis of Propene," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 26549-26556 (2023).

Y. Qin, X. Zheng, Y. Song, G. Sun, and J. Zhang, "Predissociation Dynamics of the A2Σ+ State of SH Radical: Fine-structure State Distributions of the S(3PJ) Products." (Rapid Communication) J. Chem. Phys. 159, 141103 (1-6) (2023).

M. Lucas, Y. Qin, M. Chen, G. Sun, and J. Zhang, "Ultraviolet Photodissociation of the 2-Methylallyl Radical," Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics (in press) (2023).

X. Liu, R. Sun, K. Shao, and J. Zhang, "Mechanism of Thermal Decomposition of Hydroxyacetone: A Flash Pyrolysis Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry and Density Functional Theory Study," J. Phys. Chem. A. (in press) (2023).