Meenu Upadhyay

ORCID: 0000-0003-3802-0835
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Research Areas
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Scientific Research and Discoveries
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Topic Modeling
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties

University of Basel
2020-2024

The calculation of the anharmonic modes small- to medium-sized molecules for assigning experimentally measured frequencies corresponding type molecular motions is computationally challenging at sufficiently high levels quantum chemical theory. Here, a practical and affordable way calculate coupled-cluster quality using second-order vibrational perturbation theory (VPT2) from machine-learned models presented. approach, referenced as "NN + VPT2", uses high-dimensional neural network (PhysNet)...

10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00249 article EN Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2021-05-07

Feshbach resonances are fundamental to interparticle interactions and become particularly important in cold collisions with atoms, ions, molecules. Here we present the detection of a benchmark system for strongly interacting highly anisotropic -- molecular hydrogen ions colliding noble gas atoms. The launched by Penning ionization exclusively populating that span both short- long-range parts interaction potential. We resolved all final channels tomographic manner using ion-electron...

10.1126/science.adf9888 article EN Science 2023-04-06

The decomposition dynamics of vibrationally excited syn-CH3CHOO to form vinoxy + hydroxyl (CH2CHO OH) radicals or recombine glycolaldehyde (CH2OHCHO) are characterized using statistically significant numbers molecular simulations a full-dimensional neural-network-based potential energy surface at the CASPT2 level theory. computed final OH-translational and rotational state distributions agree well with experiments probe still unknown O-O bond strength DeOO for which best values from 22 25...

10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03131 article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2023-12-26

The full reaction pathway between the syn-CH3CHOO Criegee Intermediate via vinyl hydroxyperoxide (VHP) to CH2COH+OH is followed for vibrationally excited and thermally prepared reactants. Reactivity along entire was characterized from an aggregate of more than 10 μs reactive MD simulations using energy functions with accuracies at Møller–Plesset second order level theory. Reaction times OH elimination are on nanosecond time scale, dependence rates consistent experiments in jet. actual depend...

10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00249 article EN ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2021-11-29

The kinetics of MgO+ + CH4 was studied experimentally using the variable ion source, temperature adjustable selected flow tube (VISTA-SIFT) apparatus from 300-600 K and computationally by running analyzing reactive atomistic simulations. Rate coefficients product branching fractions were determined as a function temperature. reaction proceeded with rate k = 5.9 ± 1.5 × 10-10(T/300 K)-0.5±0.2 cm3 s-1. MgOH+ dominant at all temperatures, but Mg+, co-product oxygen-atom transfer to form...

10.1039/d0cp00668h article EN cc-by-nc Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020-01-01

The reaction dynamics of H 2 COO to form HCOOH and dioxirane as first steps for OH-elimination are quantitatively investigated.

10.1039/d4cp00739e article EN cc-by-nc Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2024-01-01

Context. The dynamics of molecule formation, relaxation, diffusion, and desorption on amorphous solid water (ASW) is studied in a quantitative fashion. Aims. formation probability, stabilization, energy diffusion CO 2 NO cold ASW following atom+diatom recombination reactions are characterized quantitatively. Methods. Accurate machine-learned functions combined with fluctuating charge models were used to investigate the interactions, atomic oxygen ASW. Energy relaxation into internal degrees...

10.1051/0004-6361/202450091 article EN cc-by Astronomy and Astrophysics 2024-09-01

The formation of molecules in and on amorphous solid water (ASW) as it occurs interstellar space releases appreciable amounts energy that need to be dissipated the environment. Here, transfer between CO2 formed within surface surrounding is studied. Following CO(1Σ+) + O(1D) recombination average translational internal increases ∼10 ps time scale by 15-25% depending whether reaction takes place or an cavity ASW. Due tight coupling exhibits a peak at early times which present for but absent...

10.3389/fchem.2021.827085 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Chemistry 2022-02-08

Understanding the formation of molecules under conditions relevant to interstellar chemistry is fundamental characterize chemical evolution universe. Using reactive molecular dynamics simulations with model-based or high-quality potential energy surfaces provides a means specifically and quantitatively probe individual reaction channels at level. The CO2 from collision CO(1Σ) O(1D) characterized on amorphous solid water (ASW) typical in cold clouds. Recombination takes place subnanosecond...

10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01810 article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2021-07-16

The dynamics of the C( 3 P) + O 2 ( Σ−g) → CO( 1 Σ ) O( D) reaction on its electronic ground state is investigated by using time-dependent wave packet propagation (TDWP) and quasi-classical trajectory (QCT) simulations.

10.1039/d2cp02840a article EN cc-by-nc Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2022-01-01

The reaction dynamics of H$_2$COO to form linear HCOOH and dioxirane as first steps for OH-elimination is quantitatively investigated. Using a machine learned potential energy surface at the CASPT2/aug-cc-pVTZ level theory vibrational excitation along CH-normal mode $\nu_{\rm CH}$ with energies up 40.0 kcal/mol ($\sim 5 \nu_{\rm CH}$) leads almost exclusively which further decomposes into OH+HCO. Although barrier only 21.4 probability two orders magnitude lower if CH-stretch excited....

10.48550/arxiv.2402.10047 preprint EN arXiv (Cornell University) 2024-02-15

\noindent \textit{Context. }The dynamics for molecule formation, relaxation, diffusion, and desorption on amorphous solid water is studied in a quantitative fashion. \textit{Aims. }We aim at characterizing, level, the formation probability, stabilization, energy relaxation diffusion of CO$_2$ NO$_2$ cold following atom+diatom recombination reactions. \textit{Methods. }Accurate machine-learned functions combined with fluctuating charge models were used to investigate interactions, atomic...

10.48550/arxiv.2403.15141 preprint EN arXiv (Cornell University) 2024-03-22

Quantum resonances in collisions and reactions are a sensitive probe of the intermolecular forces. They may dominate final quantum state distribution, as recently observed for Feshbach cold collision experiment (Science 380, 77 (2023)). This raises question whether sensitivity such measurements is sufficient to assess quality theoretical models interaction. We here compare measured cross sections those obtained with exact coupled-channels scattering calculations three different ab initio...

10.48550/arxiv.2408.13197 preprint EN arXiv (Cornell University) 2024-08-23

Understanding the formation of molecules under conditions relevant to interstellar chemistry is fundamental characterize chemical evolution universe. Using reactive molecular dynamics simulations with model-based or high-quality potential energy surfaces provides a means specifically and quantitatively probe individual reaction channels at level. The CO$_2$ from collision CO($^1 \Sigma$) O($^1$D) characterized on amorphous solid water (ASW) typical in cold clouds. Recombination takes place...

10.48550/arxiv.2104.11499 preprint EN cc-by-sa arXiv (Cornell University) 2021-01-01

The calculation of the anharmonic modes small to medium sized molecules for assigning experimentally measured frequencies corresponding type molecular motions is computationally challenging at sufficiently high levels quantum chemical theory. Here, a practical and affordable way calculate coupled-cluster quality using second order vibrational perturbation theory (VPT2) from machine-learned models presented. approach, referred as "NN + VPT2", uses high-dimensional neural network (PhysNet)...

10.48550/arxiv.2103.05491 preprint EN cc-by arXiv (Cornell University) 2021-01-01

The decomposition and chemical dynamics for vibrationally excited syn-CH$_3$CHOO is followed based on statistically significant numbers of molecular simulations. Using a neural network-based reactive potential energy surface, transfer learned to the CASPT2 level theory, final total kinetic release rotational state distributions OH fragment are in quantitative agreement with experiment. In particular widths these sensitive experimentally unknown strength O--O bond strength, which values $D_e...

10.48550/arxiv.2307.02994 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd arXiv (Cornell University) 2023-01-01

Feshbach resonances are fundamental to interparticle interactions and become particularly important in cold collisions with atoms, ions, molecules. Here we present the detection of a benchmark system for strongly interacting highly anisotropic -- molecular hydrogen ions colliding noble gas atoms. The launched by Penning ionization exclusively populating that span both short- long-range parts interaction potential. We resolved all final channels tomographic manner using ion-electron...

10.48550/arxiv.2212.02828 preprint EN other-oa arXiv (Cornell University) 2022-01-01
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