Publications
 
 
31. Solomon Bililign “Scattering State Spectroscopy as a probe of Chemical Reaction Dynamics and Non-Radiative Energy Transfer: Li(np)+ M System (M =  H2, N2,CH4, (n = 2,3,4).[: Refereed Proceeding: Proceedings of the 22nd Course of the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Erice, Sicily, Italy June 5-21,2005 by Editor: Baldassare Di Bartolo.

30. Kevin Weddeburn, Mel Levy, Solomon Bililign and Robert Gdanitz “Geometries and stabilities of 3d-transition metal-cation benzene complexes, M+Bzn (M = Sc-Cu, n = 1, 2).Chemical Physics  (2006),  326(2-3),  600-604.

29. Vivek Koramagiri, Benjamin McCarter, Solomon Bililign, Denis Hagebaum-Reignier, Vincent Ledentu, and Gwang-Hi Jeung, “Theoretical and Experimental Studies of the Li(np, n = 3,4)+ N2 Collisions", J. Phys. Chem. 123, 24303 (2005).

28.James Tucker Swindell II, Benjamin McCarter, Ibrahima Mbaye and Solomon Bililign "QUENCHING OF Li(3P) BY CH4, C2H4, C2H6, C3H8" Chem. Phys. 305,299 (2004)

27.Brian C. Hattaway , Solomon Bililign, Lionel Uhl, Vincent Ledentu and Gwang-Hi Jeung "Energy Transfer in Li(4p) + (Ar, H2, CH4) Collisions " J. Chem. Phys. 120, 1739 (2004)

26. Solomon Bililign and Brian Hattaway, "Energy Transfer and Reactions in Li(np)-Ar, H2 and CH4 Collisions" Recent. Res. Devel. Chem. Phys, 3 (2002): 249-269

25. N. Vaval and S. Bililign, and Robert J. Gdanitz"Density functional study on the structure and stability of positive iron rare-gas complexes, Fe+Xn (X = Ar, Xe; n=1-6", Chem. Phys. Vol. 290/2-3, 171-176 2003

24. S. Bililign, B. C. Hattaway, Neri Geum and Gwang-Hi Jeung, "Non Radiative Energy Transfer in Li(3p) + CH4 Collisions"  J. Phys. Chem. A106, 222, (2002).

23.S. Bililign, B. C. Hattaway, Tito L. Robinson and Gwang-Hi Jeung " Far Wing Scattering Studies on the Reaction Li*(2p,3p) + H2 -- LiH (v", J" ) + H" J. Chem. Phys. 114, 7052 (2001).

22.S. Bililign, B. C. Hattaway, Neri Geum and Gwang-Hi Jeung, "Energy Transfer in Li (3p) - H2 Collisions" J. Phys. Chem, A104, 9454 (2000).

21.C. S. Feigerlie, S. Bililign and John C. Miller, "Nanochemistry: Chemical Reactions of Iron and Benzene within Molecular Clusters,"Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Volume 2(2) 147-155, (June 2000)

20. B. E. McCarter, S. Bililign, C. S. Feigerlie, J. C. Miller, "Nanochemistry: Iron Cluster Reactions with Methyl Iodide," J. Phys. Chem. 103, 6740 (1999)

19. S. Bililign, C. S. Feigerle, and John. C. Miller. "Inverse Laser Ablation: Formation and Chemistry of Nanoparticles from Gaseous Precursors." Applied Surface Science.127, 344 (1998)

18. S. Bililign, C. S. Feigerle, John C. Miller and M. Velegrakis."Non-Statistical Bond Breaking in the Multiphoton Ionization/Dissociation of [Fe (CO)5]mArn Clusters." J. Chem. Phys.  108,6312 (1998). 

17.J.T.Bahns, L.Lynds, W.C.Stwalley, V. Simmons, T. Robinson and S. Bililign. "Airborne Mercury Detection by Resonant UV Laser Pumping." Optics Letters. 22,727 (1997)

16.S. Bililign, L. Liu, C. S. Feigerle and John C. Miller." Metal ion Chemistry Initiated by Ionization/Dissociation of Organo- Metallic Precursors."Journal of Physical chemistry 101,  4569 (1997) 

15.X.M.Zhao, M.Gulley, H.C.Bryant, C.E.M.Strauss, D.J.Funk, A.Stinz, D.Risolve, G.Kyrala, W.Ingalls and S.Bililign."Excess Photon Detachment of Negative Hydrogen Ions" Contributed paper to the 1996 QELS Conference. (1996)

14.Solomon Bililign, J.G.Kaup and W.H.Breckenridge." Full and Half-Collision Studies of Metal Atom Singlet -to Triplet Deactivation Induced by Rare Gas Atoms." J. Phys. Chem. (Feature Article) 99. 7878, (1995)

13.Solomon Bililign, Maciej Gutowski, Jack Simons and W.H.Breckenridge. "Potential Energy Curves and Van der Waals Bonding in M (np 2P). RG 2P) Excited State and M+. RG Ground  States. (M=Li, Na; RG= He, Ne)." J. Chem. Phys. 100, 8212, (1994)

12.I. Wallace, D. J. Funk, J.G.Kaup, Solomon Bililign, M. D.Morse and W.H.Breckenridge. "Half-Collision Studies of Singlet-to-Triplet Energy Transfer within Electronically Excited CdH2 and CdD2 Complexes." The Chemical Dynamics and Kinetics of Small Radicals, Eds B.Liu and A. Wagner (World Scientific, 1996). 

11.Solomon Bililign, Maciej Gutowski, Jack Simons and W. H. Breckenridge. "Singlet-to-Triplet transfer via 1P1/3S+1curve crossing in Group II and XII Metal Atom/Rage Gas Systems." J. Chem. Phys. 99, 3815, (1993)

10.I. Wallace, D. J. Funk, J.G.Kaup, Solomon Bililign, M. D. Morse and W. H. Breckenridge. "Half-Collision Studies of Singlet-To triplet Energy Transfer: Action Spectroscopy and Predissociation Dynamics of Electronically Excited CdH2 and CdD2 complexes."Proceedings of  SPIE-Int.Soc.Opt. Eng. 1858, (247) Editor: Cheuk.Yi.Ng. April (1993) 

9.Solomon Bililign, M.D.Morse and W.H.Brecknridge. "Predissociation Life Times of Vibrational Levels of excited 1B1 (K'a=0) Electronic States of CdH2 and CdD2 Complexes." J. Chem. Phys.98, 2115, (1993 )

8.P. D. Kleiber, T. H. Wong and Solomon Bililign. "Collisional Energy Transfer in Na(4p-3d)-He, and H2 collisions." J. Chem. Phys. 98, 1101, (1993)

7.W.C. Stwalley, P. D. Kleiber, K. M. Sando, A. M. Lyyra, L.Li, S. Ananthamurthy, Solomon Bililign, H. Wang, J. Wang and Z. Zafurpulos. "Metal-Metal and Metal-Hydrogen Reactive Transition State " Faraday Discussion of the Chemical Society. 91, 97, (1991)

6.Solomon Bililign and P. D.Kleiber "Initial Rotational Quantum State Distribution of NaH (NaD) in the reaction of Na (42P) with H2, D2, and HD." J. Chem. Phys. 96, 213, (1992)

5.Solomon Bililign, P. D.Kleiber, W. R. Kearney and K. M.Sando. "Reactive Collision Dynamics of Na (42P) + H2, D2 and HD: Experiment and Theory." J. Chem. Phys. 96, 218, (1992) 

4.Solomon Bililign and P. D. Kleiber." Reaction Dynamics of Na (42P) + H2: Effects of Reactant Orbital Alignment on Reactivity and Product Rotational State Distribution." Phys. Rev. A42, 6938, (1990)

3.Solomon Bililign and P. D.Kleiber. "Reaction Dynamics of Na (42P) + H2: Effects of Reactant Orbital Alignment on product State distribution".Spectral Line Shapes, V6, Editors: Lother Frommhold and John Keto, (AIP Press, NY 1990) 

2.P. D. Kleiber and Solomon Bililign. "Excited State reactions of Alkali with Hydrogen." Proceedings of the Conference on Atomic and Molecular Collisions in Excited States. Edited by B. Stumpf [Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho,], p. 123 (1991)

1.P. Mikusik and Solomon Bililign. "Influence of Argon Ion Sputtering and Annealing on the Surface Composition of Amorphous Alloy Fe40Ni40B6Si4 by XPS." Internal Report, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, (1987)

 


 

                PRESENTATIONS
 

Scattering State Spectroscopy as a probe of Chemical Reaction Dynamics and Non-Radiative Energy Transfer: Li(np)+ M System (M =  H2, N2,CH4, (n = 2,3,4). Presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute, International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy 22nd Course: New developments in Optics and Related Fields Ettre Majorna Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, ITALY: June 6-21, 2005

 "Scientific Revolutions and Social Change" Presented at the FUTURES  retreat.

The social, ethical and educational challenges of nanotechnology. Cultural Studies Symposium, NCA&T State University, march 19, 2005

Collisional Energy Transfer in Li(np, n = 2,4) + N2 and Li(4p) + CH4, C2H4, C2H6, C3H8 Interactions. 71st annual Southeastern Section meeting of the American Physical Society, Oak Ridge, TN, Nov, 2004; Bulleting of the American Physical Society, V. 49, No. 7, 2004

Density Functional Theory Studies of Transition metal-Ion-Benzene Sandwich Complexes.  71st annual Southeastern Section meeting of the American Physical Society, Oak Ridge, TN, Nov, 2004; Bulleting of the American Physical Society, V. 49, No. 7, 2004

Physical and Chemical quenching of Li(3p) by several gases. Colloquium at Morgan state University, Department of Chemistry and Physics, March 2004

Nonradiative Energy Transfer in Li (4p) + (Ar, H2, CH4) Collisions, Presented at the National conference of Black Physicist, Washington DC, Feb. 2004

Reactive and non reactive quenching of Li(3p) by CH4, C2H4, C2H6, C3H8 Preseanted at SESAPS, Wilmington, NC Nov 6-8, 2003

 Energy Transfer in Li(4p) + (Ar, H2, CH4) Collisions Preseanted at SESAPS,
Wilmington, NC Nov 6-8, 2003

DFT Studies of the Structure of Fe+ Rn (R = Ar, Xe, n = 1 – 6) Clusters.Presented at the American Physical Society Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Meeting, May 29-June 1, 2002, Williamsburg, VA.

Red-Wing scattering Studies of Li(4p) + Ar, H2 and CH4 Collisions. Presented at the American Physical Society Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Meeting, May 29-June 1, 2002, Williamsburg, VA.

Energy Transfer in Li(3p) + Ar, H2 and CH4 Collisions: A comparative study. Presented at the American Physical Society Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Meeting, May 29-June 1, 2002, Williamsburg, VA.

Scattering State Spectroscopy of the reaction Li*(3p) + H2 ---LiH (v” = 1, 2, J” ) + H APS April 2001 meeting, Washington D.C., April 28, 2001

 Energy Transfer and Reactions in Li*(3p) + H2 Collisions. A seminar presented at the Department of Physics, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, Oct. 30,2000

 From Diatomic Molecules to Clusters and Beyond: Theory and Experiment. A seminar presented at the Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, Oct. 19,2000

 Quenching of Li(3p) by H2 and Ar. Presented at the  LS-NCAMP Research Conference, Winston Salem State University, NC , Feb. 2000

Formation of LiH by Far Wing Scattering of the Li*(2p)+H2 complex .Presented at the 66th SESAPS meeting Nov 7-9, 1999, Chapel Hill, NC

 Formation and Chemistry of Nanoparticles from Gaseous Precursors by Multiphoton Ionization/Dissociation. Presented at the Gordon Research Conference  On Clusters, Nanocrystals, & Nanostructures  Connecticut  College July 24 - July 29, 1999.

Multiphoton Ionization/Dissociation Studies of Iron Reactions in Gas Phase.Presented at the American Chemical Society Southeast Regional Meeting, Knoxville, TN, Oct. 17- 20, 1999 

Multiphoton Ionization/dissociation of Benzene-Fe (CO)5 and Methanol-Fe (CO)5 Clusters . Presented at the  APS (American Physical Society) Meeting in Atlanta GA., March 1999

Model Potentials for Group II Metal-atom-Rare-Gas atom Interaction .Presented at the  APS   (American  Physical Society) Meeting in Atlanta GA., March 1999

Laser-induced transition metal chemistry within clusters
 Presented at the 9th International Symposium on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy: New Directions and Applications June 21 - June 25, 1998, The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.

Organometallic Nanochemistry in Gas-Phase Clusters. Presented at the American Chemical Society Southeastern Regional Meeting, Nov 4-7, 1998, RTP, NC

A New Model Potential for Excited State Metal Atom-Rare Gas Interactions. Presented at the Second Annual Life and Physical Sciences Research Symposium, Feb 21, 1997, NCA&T.

Ab intio studies of the Na(3s).Ar, 2S Na (3p).Ar , 2S and Na(4p).Ar, 2S states.Presented at the Second Annual NCAMP Research Conference, UNC Charlotte, April 4, 1998.

Laser Induced Organometallic Chemistry within Clusters. Presented at the sixth Annual  Consortium on Nanostructured Materials, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY, Oct. 24-26, 1997.

Inverse Laser Ablation: Formation and Chemistry of Nanoparticles from Gaseous Precursors. Presented at the fourth International Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA 97), Asilomar, CA July 20-25,  1997

Metal ion Chemistry Initiated by Ionization/Dissociation of Organo-Metallic Precursors. 
Presented 
:1.  Fourth Winter Gordon Research Conference on Structures, Energetics and Dynamics of Gaseous Ions.  Feb. 22-28, 1997, Ventura CA.
2.  The Fifth Workshop Consortium for Nanostructured Materials, Nashville, Tennessee, Oct. 17-19, 1996. 
3. Joint APS/AAPT Meeting, April 17-21, 1997 Washington D.C

Non-Resonant Excess Photon Detachment of H- Ions. Presented at the 1996 Joint Meeting of Texas Section of APS, AAPT &Zone 13 of SPS, March 15-16, 1996

Excess Photon Detachment of H- Ions with 1.17 eV Photons. Presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting of  DAMOP, May 15-18, 1996, Ann Arbor MI.

Excess Photon Detachment of Negative Hydrogen Ions. Contributed paper to the 1996 QELS Conference. Anaheim, CA, June 2-7, 1996.

Airborne Mercury Detection by Resonant UV Laser Pumping. Presented at Connecticut Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Symposium, Stores, Connecticut, 1996.

Full and Half-Collision Studies of Metal Atom Singlet -to Triplet Deactivation Induced by Rare Gas Atoms. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America and XIth Interdisciplinary Laser Science Conference. Portland, OR, Sept. 1995.
Presented at the annual meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists, April 12-15, 1995 Atlanta GA.

Spectroscopy, Energy Transfer, and Dynamics in Metal atom- rare gas system and Metal-Hydrogen Systems.Colloquium presented at the Departments of Physics of Clemson University (Nov. 1993) and University of North Carolina in Greensboro (April 1994)

Potential energy Curves of M (Na2P). RG (2P) excited state and M+. RG ground states (M=Li, Na; RG=He, Ne. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America and the XTh Interdisciplinary Laser Science Conference, Dallas, Texas, Oct. 1994.

 Alignment effects in the Reaction of Na (4p) +H2. Presented at the Seventh Interdisciplinary Laser Science Conference, Monterey, California, 1991

Reaction Dynamics of Na (4p) + H2. Presented at the 10th International Conference on Spectral Line Shapes, Austin, Texas, 1990.

Excited State Reaction of Alkali Atoms with Hydrogen.  Presented at the Conference on Atomic and Molecular Collisions in Excited States, Moscow, Idaho, 1990