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Overview

Robert N. Compton is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within chemistry and physics, with a focus on spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies.

The main fields of study associated with Compton include:

  • Chemistry
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields in which they conduct research are:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

The principal topics of Compton's work cover:

  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Among the recent papers published by Compton are:

  • Guest-Host Raman under Liquid Nitrogen Spectroscopy for the Acquisition of Improved Vibrational Spectra of Solids, 2022, ChemPhysChem
  • Guest-Host Raman under Liquid Nitrogen Spectroscopy for the Acquisition of Improved Vibrational Spectra of Solids, 2022, ChemPhysChem
  • Front Cover: Guest-Host Raman under Liquid Nitrogen Spectroscopy for the Acquisition of Improved Vibrational Spectra of Solids (ChemPhysChem 22/2022), 2022, ChemPhysChem

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Compton include:

  • Nathan I. Hammer
  • Ethan C. Lambert
  • J. Stewart Hager
  • Cameron Smith
  • Josef Hager

Compton has contributed extensively to the journal ChemPhysChem, being their primary publication venue, with three papers published there recently.

In addition to journal articles, Compton has authored a book titled Raman Spectroscopy Under Liquid Nitrogen (RUN) published by Springer Nature in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Gas-Phase Multiply Charged Anions

    Markus K. Scheller;Robert N. Compton;Lorenz S. Cederbaum

  • Collisional ionization of Na, K, and Cs by CO2, COS, and CS2: Molecular electron affinities

    R. N. Compton;P. W. Reinhardt;C. D. Cooper

  • Attributing Effects of Aqueous C60 Nano-Aggregates to Tetrahydrofuran Decomposition Products in Larval Zebrafish by Assessment of Gene Expression

    Theodore B. Henry;Fu-Min Menn;James T. Fleming;John Wilgus

  • NONDISSOCIATIVE ELECTRON CAPTURE IN COMPLEX MOLECULES AND NEGATIVE-ION LIFETIMES.

    R. N. Compton;L. G. Christophorou;G. S. Hurst;P. W. Reinhardt

  • Doubly charged negative ions of carbon-60.

    R. L. Hettich;R. N. Compton;R. H. Ritchie

  • On the binding of electrons to nitromethane: Dipole and valence bound anions

    R. N. Compton;H. S. Carman;C. Desfrançois;H. Abdoul‐Carime

  • THRESHOLD ELECTRON IMPACT EXCITATION OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES: DETECTION OF TRIPLET AND TEMPORARY NEGATIVE ION STATES.

    R. N. Compton;R. H. Huebner;P. W. Reinhardt;L. G. Christophorou

  • Production of small doubly charged negative carbon cluster ions by sputtering.

    Stephen N. Schauer;Peter Williams;R. N. Compton

  • Electron affinities of CO2, OCS, and CS2

    Gennady L. Gutsev;Rodney J. Bartlett;Robert N. Compton

  • Selective Synthesis and Structure Determination of C60F48

    Andrei A. Gakh;Albert A. Tuinman;James L. Adcock;Richard A. Sachleben

  • Production of negative ions from CH3X molecules (CH3NO2, CH3CN, CH3I, CH3Br) by electron impact and by collisions with atoms in excited Rydberg states

    J. A. Stockdale;F. J. Davis;R. N. Compton;C. E. Klots

  • RESONANTLY ENHANCED MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION OF PYRROLE, N-METHYL PYRROLE, AND FURAN

    C. D. Cooper;A. D. Williamson;J. C. Miller;R. N. Compton

  • Evidence for a stable negative ion of calcium.

    D. J. Pegg;J. S. Thompson;R. N. Compton;G. D. Alton

  • Collisional ionization between fast alkali atoms and selected hexafluoride molecules

    R. N. Compton;P. W. Reinhardt;C. D. Cooper

  • Electron attachment to van der Waals polymers of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide

    Cornelius E. Klots;R. N. Compton

  • NEGATIVE ION PROPERTIES OF P-BENZOQUINONE, ELECTRON AFFINITY AND COMPOUND STATES

    C. D. Cooper;W. T. Naff;R. N. Compton

  • Negative-Ion Formation in H 2 O and D 2 O

    R. N. Compton;L. G. Christophorou

  • Dissociative Electron Capture by Benzene Derivatives

    L. G. Christophorou;R. N. Compton;G. S. Hurst;P. W. Reinhardt

  • Transient Negative‐Ion States in Alicyclic and Aromatic Fluorocarbon Molecules

    W. T. Naff;C. D. Cooper;R. N. Compton

  • Electron attachment to carbon dioxide clusters in a supersonic beam

    Cornelius E. Klots;R. N. Compton

  • Resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization and third-harmonic generation in xenon gas

    John C. Miller;R. N. Compton;M. G. Payne;W. W. Garrett

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Duncan
Michael A. Duncan University of Georgia
Robert L. Hettich
Robert L. Hettich Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nathan I. Hammer
Nathan I. Hammer University of Mississippi
Georges Guiochon
Georges Guiochon University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Kit H. Bowen
Kit H. Bowen Johns Hopkins University
Alexander A. Puretzky
Alexander A. Puretzky Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Theodore B. Henry
Theodore B. Henry Heriot-Watt University
George D. Wignall
George D. Wignall Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kenneth D. Jordan
Kenneth D. Jordan University of Pittsburgh
Peter Schwerdtfeger
Peter Schwerdtfeger Massey University

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