Emeritus Professor Brenton Lewis

Position	Other
Department	Quantum Science & Technology
Research group
Qualifications	PhD DSc Adelaide, C Phys, FInstP, FAPS, FOSA, FAIP
Office phone	(02) 612 53529
Lab phone	(02) 612 53075
Email
Office	Oliphant 3 25

Publications

Publications

Book chapter

Lewis B, Gibson S, Heays A
Coupled channels and planetary atmospheres
Nanoscale Interactions and Their Applications: Essays in Honour of Ian McCarthy
Transworld Research Network, Kerala, India (2007) 79-93

(1 publications)

Journal article

Heays A, Stark G, Lyons J, De Oliveira N, Lewis B, Gibson S
Ultraviolet photoabsorption in the B3Σ − X3Σ and C3II − X3Σ band systems of SO sulphur isotopologues
Molecular Physics 121, 17-18(2022)

Heays A, De Oliveira N, Lewis B, Stark G, Lyons J, van Hemert M, van Dishoeck E
Gas-phase UV cross sections of radicals
International Astronomical Union. Proceedings (2020) 437-439

Kono M, He Y, Lewis B, Gibson S, Baldwin K, Orr B
Two-photon excitation of two Rydberg levels of O2 above 95 130 cm^-1: Rotational-state dependence of predissociation linewidths
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer 244(2020) 1-10

Heays A, Lewis B, De Oliveira N, Ubachs W
The spin-forbidden vacuum-ultraviolet absorption spectrum of 14N15N
The Journal of Chemical Physics 151, 22(2019) 1-13

Laws B, Cavanagh S, Lewis B, Gibson S
Wigner Near-Threshold Effects in the Photoelectron Angular Distribution of NO2-
Journal of Physical Chemistry A 123, 48(2019) 10418-10425

Laws B, Gibson S, Lewis B, Field R
The dicarbon bonding puzzle viewed with photoelectron imaging
Nature Communications 10(2019) 1-8

Lewis B, Gibson S, Stark G, Heays A
Predissociation of the B Σu−3 state of S2: A coupled-channel model
Journal of Chemical Physics 148, 24(2018) 1-12

Stark G, Herde H, Lyons J, Heays A, De Oliveira N, Nave G, Lewis B, Gibson S
Fourier-transform-spectroscopic photoabsorption cross sections and oscillator strengths for the S2 BΣu−3−XΣg−3 system
Journal of Chemical Physics 148, 24(2018) 1-8

Laws B, Cavanagh S, Lewis B, Gibson S
NOO Peroxy Isomer Exposed with Velocity-Map Imaging
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 8, 18(2017) 4397-4401

Heays A, Ajello J, Aguilar A, Lewis B, Gibson S
THE HIGH-RESOLUTION EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRUM OF N-2 BY ELECTRON IMPACT
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 211, 2(2014) 1-27

Heays A, Eidelsberg M, Stark G, Lemaire J, Gavilan L, Federman S, Lewis B, Lyons J, De Oliveira N, Joyeux D
Observation of a new electronic state of CO perturbing W¹II (v=1)
Journal of Chemical Physics 141, 14(2014)

Heays A, Visser R, Gredel R, Ubachs W, Lewis B, Gibson S, van Dishoeck E
Isotope selective photodissociation of N₂ by the interstellar radiation field and cosmic rays
Astronomy and Astrophysics 562(2014) A61

Jessup K, Gladstone G, Heays A, Gibson S, Lewis B, Stark G
¹⁴N¹⁵N detectability in Pluto's atmosphere
Icarus 226, 2(2013) 1514-1526

Li X, Heays A, Visser R, Ubachs W, Lewis B, Gibson S, van Dishoeck E
Photodissociation of interstellar N₂
Astronomy and Astrophysics 555(2013) 1-18

Cavanagh S, Gibson S, Lewis B
High-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy of linear <- bent polyatomic photodetachment transitions: The electron affinity of CS2
Journal of Chemical Physics 137, 14(2012) 144304-144304

Heays A, Lewis B, Gibson S, Malone C, Johnson P, Kanik I, Khakoo M
Tuning out vibrational levels in molecular electron energy-loss spectra
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 85, 1(2012) 8

Mandt K, Gell D, Perry M, Waite J, Crary F, Young D, Magee B, Westlake J, Cravens T, Kasprzak W, Miller G, Wahlund J, Agren K, Edberg N, Heays A, Lewis B, Gibson S, de la Haye V, Liang M
Ion densities and composition of Titan's upper atmosphere derived from the Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Analysis methods and comparison of measured ion densities to photochemical model simulations
Journal of Geophysical Research 117, 10(2012) E10006, 1-22

Wu R, Judge D, Tsai M, Lin Y, Yih T, Lo J, Fung H, Lee Y, Lewis B, Heays A, Gibson S
Experimental verification of strong rotational dependence of fluorescence and predissociation yield in the b¹?_u(v = 1) level of ¹⁴N₂
Journal of Chemical Physics 136, 4(2012) 3

Hansen C, Shemansky D, Esposito L, Stewart A, Lewis B, Colwell J, Hendrix A, West R, Waite J, Teolis B, Magee B
The composition and structure of the Enceladus plume
Geophysical Research Letters 38, 11(2011) 5

Heays A, Dickenson G, Salumbides E, de Oliveira N, Joyeaux D, Nahon L, Lewis B, Ubachs W
High-resolution Fourier-transform extreme ultraviolet photoabsorption spectroscopy of ¹⁴N¹⁵N
Journal of Chemical Physics 135, 24(2011) 11

Lavvas P, Galand M, Yelle R, Heays A, Lewis B, Lewis G, Coates A
Energy deposition and primary chemical products in Titan's upper atmosphere
Icarus 213, 1(2011) 233-251

Stevens M, Gustin J, Ajello J, Evans J, Meier R, Kochenash A, Stephan A, Stewart A, Esposito L, McClintock W, Holsclaw G, Bradley E, Lewis B, Heays A
The production of Titan's ultraviolet nitrogen airglow
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics / Atmospheres 116(2011) 17

Cavanagh S, Gibson S, Lewis B
Photodetachment of O? from threshold to 1.2 eV electron kinetic energy using Velocity-Map Imaging
Journal of Physics: Conference Series(online) 212(2010) 7

Mabbs R, Mbaiwa F, Wei J, Van Duzor M, Gibson S, Cavanagh S, Lewis B
Observation of vibration-dependent electron anisotropy in O?2 photodetachment
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 82, 1(2010) 011401, 1-4

Van Duzor M, Mbaiwa F, Wei J, Singh T, Mabbs R, Sanov A, Cavanagh S, Gibson S, Lewis B, Gascooke J
Vibronic coupling in the superoxide anion: The vibrational dependence of the photoelectron angular distribution
Journal of Chemical Physics 133, 17(2010) 9

Heays A, Lewis B, Stark G, Yoshino K, Smith P, Huber K, Ito K
Oscillator strengths and line widths of dipole-allowed transitions in 14N2 between 86.0 and 89.7 nm
Journal of Chemical Physics 131, 19(2009) 194308-1/9

Liu X, Heays A, Shemansky D, Lewis B, Feldman P
Analysis of terrestrial thermospheric N2 c04 1Su +(0) b0 1Su+(1) X 1Sg+ dayglow emission observed by the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
Journal of Geophysical Research 114, D07304(2009) 1-14

Khakoo M, Malone C, Johnson P, Lewis B, Laher R, Wang S, Swaminathan V, Nuyujukian D, Kanik I
Electron impact excitation of $X\,{^1\Sigma_g^+}(v''=0)$ to the $a''\,{^1\Sigma_g^+}$, $b\,{^1\Pi_u}$, $c_3\,{^1\Pi_u}$, $o_3\,{^1\Pi_u}$, $b'\,{^1\Sigma_u^+}$, $c_4'\,{^1\Sigma_u^+}$, $G\,{^3\Pi_u}$, and $F\,{^3\Pi_u}$ states of molecular nitrogen
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 77, 012704(2008) 1-19

Lewis B, Baldwin K, Heays A, Gibson S, Sprengers J, Ubachs W, Fujitake M
Structure and predissociation of the 3ppuD 3zu+ Rydberg state of N2:First extreme-ultraviolet and new near-infrared observations,with coupled-channels analysis
Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 20(2008) 1-11

Lewis B, Baldwin K, Sprengers J, Ubachs W, Stark G, Yoshino K
Optical observation of the $C$, $3s\sigma_g\,F_3$, and $3p\pi_u\,G_3\,{^3\Pi_u}$ states of N$_2$
Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 16(2008) 164305

Lewis B, Heays A, Gibson S, Lefebvre-Brion H, Lefebvre R
A coupled-channel model of the 3IIu states of N2: Structure and interactions of the 3sgF3 3IIu and 3puG3 3IIu Rydberg states
Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 16(2008) 1-10

Liu X, Shemansky D, Malone C, Johnson P, Ajello J, Kanik I, Heays A, Lewis B, Gibson S, Stark G
Experimental and coupled-channels investigation of the radiative properties of the N$_2$ $c_4^{\prime \,{^1\Sigma_u^+}-X\,{^1\Sigma_g^+}$ band system
Journal of Geophysical Research 113, 2(2008) 1-17

Ndome H, Hochlaf M, Lewis B, Heays A, Gibson S, Lefebvre-Brion H
Sign reversal of the spin-orbit constant for the $C\,{^3\Pi_u}$ state of N$_2$
Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 16(2008) 1-4

Stark G, Lewis B, Heays A, Yoshino K, Smith P, Ito K
Oscillator strengths and line widths of dipole-allowed transitions in ¹⁴N₂ between 89.7 and 93.5 nm
Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 114302(2008) 1-10

Vieitez M, Ivanov T, de Lange C, Ubachs W, Heays A, Lewis B, Stark G
Interactions of the $3p\pi_u\,c\,{^1\Pi_u}(v=2)$ Rydberg-complex member in isotopic N$_2$
Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 134313(2008) 1-11

Vieitez M, Ivanov T, Ubachs W, Lewis B, de Lange C
On the complexity of the absorption spectrum of molecular nitrogen
Journal of Molecular Liquids 141(2008) 110-117

Cavanagh S, Gibson S, Gale M, Dedman C, Roberts E, Lewis B
High-resolution velocity-map-imaging photoelectron spectroscopy of the O¯ photodetachment fine-structure transitions
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 76(2007) 052708 1-9

Lewis B, Lefebvre-Brion H
Comparison between predissociation mechanisms in two isoelectronic molecules: CO and N₂
Molecular Physics 105, 11(2007) 1625-1630

Lewis B, Liang M, Blake G, Yung Y
Oxygen isotopic composition of carbon dioxide in the middle atmosphere
PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104, 1(2007) 21-25

Liang M, Heays A, Lewis B, Gibson S, Yung Y
Source of Nitrogen Isotope anomaly in HCN in the Atmosphere of Titan
The Astrophysical Journal 664, August 1(2007) L115-L118

Lumpe J, Floyd L, Herring L, Gibson S, Lewis B
Measurements of thermospheric molecular oxygen from the Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
Journal of Geophysical Research 112, D16308(2007) 1-19

Vieitez M, Ivanov T, Sprengers J, de Lange C, Ubachs W, Lewis B, Stark G
Quantum-interference effects in the o¹?_u(v=1)~ b¹?_u(v=9) Rydberg-valence complex of molecular nitrogen
Molecular Physics 105, 11-12(2007) 1543-1557

Haverd V, Lewis B, Gibson S, Stark G
Rotational Effects in the Band Oscillator Strengths and Predissociation Linewidths for the Lowest ¹?_u-X¹?⁺_g Transitions of N₂
Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 21(2005) 214304-1-9

Lewis B, Gibson S, Sprengers J, Ubachs W, Johansson A, Wahlstrom C
Lifetime and Predissociation Yield of ¹⁴N₂b¹?_u(v=1) Revisited: Effects of Rotation
Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 23(2005) 236101-1-3

Lewis B, Gibson S, Zhang W, Lefebvre-Brion H, Robbe J
Predissociation Mechanism for the Lowest ¹?_u States of N₂
Journal of Chemical Physics 122, 14(2005) 144302-1-10

Roberts E, Cavanagh S, Gibson S, Lewis B, Dedman C, Picker G
Achieving High Signal-to-noise Performace for a Velocity-map Imaging Experiment
Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 144-147(2005) 251-254

Sprengers J, Reinhold E, Ubachs W, Baldwin K, Lewis B
Optical Observation of the 3s?_gF³?_u Ryberg state of N₂
Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 14(2005) 144315-1-5

Sprengers J, Johansson A, L'Huillier A, Wahlstrom C, Lewis B, Ubachs W
Pump-Probe Lifetime Measurements on Singlet Ungerade States in Molecular Nitrogen
Chemical Physics Letters 389(2004) 348-351

Sprengers J, Ubachs W, Johansson A, L'Huillier A, Wahlstrom C, Lang R, Lewis B, Gibson S
Lifetime and Predissociation Yield of ¹⁴N₂ b¹ _u(v=1)
Journal of Chemical Physics 120, 19(2004) 8973-8978

Kono M, Lewis B, Baldwin K, Gibson S
Experimental Verification of Line- and Band-shape Asymmetry in the Schumann-Runge System of O₂
Journal of Chemical Physics 118, 24(2003) 10924-10928

Morrill J, Ginter M, Hwang E, Slanger T, Copeland R, Lewis B, Gibson S
Two-Photon REMPI Spectra from a¹?_g and b¹?⁺_g to d¹?_g in O₂
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 219(2003) 200-216

Morrill J, Ginter M, Lewis B, Gibson S
[X²_g]nd up>1,3_g Rydberg States of O₂
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 219(2003) 217-226

Sprengers J, Ubachs W, Baldwin K, Lewis B, Tchang-Brillet W
Extreme Ultraviolet Laser Excitation of Isotopic Molecular Nitrogen: The Dipole-allowed Spectrum of ¹⁵N₂ and ¹⁴N¹⁵N
Journal of Chemical Physics 119, 6(2003) 3160-3173

Lewis B, Gibson S, Baldwin K, Dooley P, Waring K
Comparative Very-High Resolution VUV Spectroscopy: Laser Spectroscopy of O₂
Surface Review and Letters 9, 1(2002) 31-38

Lewis B, Gibson S, England J, Stark G, West J
Anomalous Isotopic Predissociation in the F³?_u(v=1) State of O₂
Journal of Chemical Physics 116, 8(2002) 3286-3296

O'Keeffe P, Ridley T, Sheard H, Lawley K, Donovan R, Lewis B
The d¹?_g(v=1) Rydberg State of O₂: Optical-optical Double-resonance and Huggins-band Ozone-photolysis, Resonance-enhanced Multiphoton-ionization Studies with a b¹?⁺_g(v=0)-state Platform
Journal of Chemical Physics 117, 19(2002) 8705-8709

Roberts E, Nixon K, Dedman C, Gibson S, Lewis B
New Magnetic-Dipole Transition of the Oxygen Molecule: B-f³ --_g -- X³ --_g^-(0,0)
Journal of Chemical Physics 116, 13(2002) 5503-5508

Dedman C, Roberts E, Gibson S, Lewis B
An ion gating, bunching, and potential re-referencing unit
Review of Scientific Instruments 72, 7(2001) 2915-2922

Dedman C, Roberts E, Gibson S, Lewis B
Fast 1kV metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor switch
Review of Scientific Instruments 72, 9(2001) 3718-3720

Hawes F, Torop L, Lewis B, Gibson S
Asymmetry sum rule for molecular predissociation
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 63(2001) 0125131-12

Lewis B, England J, Gibson S, Brunger M, Allan M
Electron energy-loss spectra of coupled electronic states: effects of Rydberg-valence interactions in O₂
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 63(2001) 22707/1-18

Lewis B, Gibson S, Roberts E
Assignment of the excess absorption underlying the Schumann-Runge bands of molecular oxygen
Journal of Chemical Physics 115(2001) 245-248

Lewis B, Gibson S, Hawes F, Torop L
A new model for the Schumann-Runge bands of O₂
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Part C 26(2001) 519-526

Lewis B, Gibson S, O'Keeffe P, Ridley T, Lawley K, Doody J
Observation of completely destructive quantum interference between interacting resonances in molecular predissociation
Physical Review Letters 86, 8(2001) 1478-1481

Lewis B, Gibson S, Tucay A, Robertson R, Hwang E, Bergman A, Copeland R
Identification of the 3pie³Du Rydberg state of O₂ by (3+1) resonance-enhanced multiphoton-ionization spectroscopy
Journal of Chemical Physics 114, 19(2001) 8364-8371

Waring K, Lewis B, Baldwin K, Gibson S
? and ? reversal: The dissociation-limit region of the B ³?? state of O₂
Journal of Chemical Physics 115, 13(2001) 5836-5842

Waring K, Lewis B, Baldwin K, Gibson S
? and ? reversal: The dissociation-limit region of the B 3Su - state of O2
Journal of Chemical Physics 115, 13(2001) 5836-5842

Lewis B, Gibson S
A new model for the Schumann-Runge bands of O2
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Part C 26, 7(2001) 519-526

Lewis B, Gibson S
Electron energy-loss spectra of coupled electronic states: Effects of Rydberg-valence interactions in O2
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 63, 2(2001) 022707-022701

Lewis B, Gibson S
Identification of the 3ppue' 3?u Rydberg state of O2 by (3+1) resonance-enhanced multiphoton-ionization spectroscopy
Journal of Chemical Physics 114, 19(2001) 8364-8371

Lewis B, Gibson S, Banerjee S, Lefebvre-Biron H
Relations between Rydberg-Valence Interactions in the O2 Molecule
Journal of Chemical Physics 113(2000) 2214-2223

Lacoursiere J, Meyer S, Faris G, Slanger T, Lewis B, Gibson S
The O1(D) Yield from 02 Photodissociation near H Lyman-a (121.6nm)
Journal of Chemical Physics 110(1999) 1949-1958

Lewis B, Gibson S, Yoshino K
Comment on Ab initio Dynamic Dipole Polarizabilities for O2, its Photoabsorption Spectrum in the Schumann-Runge Region, and Long-Range Interaction Coefficients for its Dimer
Journal of Chemical Physics 111(1999) 11236-11237

Lewis B, Gibson S, Copeland R, Bressler C
Missing Bands in the Multiphoton Excitation of Coupled Molecular States
Physical Review Letters 82(1999) 4212-4215

Lewis B, Gibson S, Morrill J, Ginter M
Perturbations in the 3ssg 1,3Pg Rydberg States of O2: Bound-Bound Interactions with the Second 1Pg and Dg and Valence States
Journal of Chemical Physics 111(1999) 186-197

Lewis B, Gibson S, Slanger T, Huestis D
The B3S-u bS+g Transition of Molecular Oxygen
Journal of Chemical Physics 110(1999) 11129-11132

Morrill J, Ginter M, Lewis B, Gibson S
The (X2Pg) nssg 1,3Pg Rydberg States of O2: Spectra, Structures and Interactions
Journal of Chemical Physics 111(1999) 173-185

Stark G, Lewis B, Gibson S, England J
High-Resolution Oscillator-Strength Measurements of the CO BS+ - XS+ (0,0) and (1,0) Vibrational Bands
The Astrophysical Journal 520(1999) 732-736

Lewis B, Gibson S
The B 3Su - ? b 1Sg + transition of molecular oxygen
Journal of Chemical Physics 110, 23(1999) 11129-11132

Lewis B, Gibson S
Perturbations in the 3ssg 1,3?g Rydberg states of O2: Bound-bound interactions with the second1?g and1?g valence states
Journal of Chemical Physics 111, 1(1999) 186-197

Lewis B, Gibson S
The O(1D) yield from O2 photodissociation near H Lyman-a (121.6 nm)
Journal of Chemical Physics 110, 4(1999) 1949-1958

Lewis B, Gibson S
High-resolution oscillator strength measurements of the CO B 1S+-? 1S+ (0, 0) and (1, 0) vibrational bands
Astrophysical Journal Letters 520, 2 PART 1(1999) 732-736

Dooley P, Lewis B, Gibson S, Baldwin K, Yoshino K
A comparative high-resolution study of predissociation linewidths in the Schumann-Runge bands of O2
Journal of Chemical Physics 109, 10(1998) 3856-3867

Lewis B, Gibson S
Angular distributions for photodissociation of O2 in the Herzberg continuum
Journal of Chemical Physics 108, 17(1998) 7229-7243

Lewis B, Gibson S
Quantum interference in the Schumann-Runge bands of molecular oxygen
Geophysical Research Letters 25, 13(1998) 2457-2460

(85 publications)

Conference paper

Heays A, Lewis B, Gibson S, Stark G, De Oliveira N
Indirect predissociation of highly excited singlet states of N2
International Conference on Dissociative Recombination: Theory, Experiment, and Applications, DR 2013 84(2015) 03004

Gibson S, Cavanagh S, Lewis B, Mills F
Back to basics, the chemistry of aerosol formation, viewed with velocity-map imaging of photoelectrons
Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications 2014 (2014)

Baldwin K, Sprengers J, Ubachs W, Lewis B, Gibson S
Ultrahigh Resolution Pulsed XUV Laser Applications: Lifetimes for the Excited ¹ _u States of Molecular Nitrogen
European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/IQEC 2004) ?, ?(2004) 001-002

(3 publications)

Journal short contribution

Crompton R, Dracoulis G, Lewis B, McCracken K, Williams J
John Henry Carver 1926 - 2004
Historical Records of Australian Science 22, 1(2011) 53-79

(1 publications)

Journal article (non-refereed)

Lewis B
"Comment on "Electron-impact excitation of the $B\,{^1\Sigma_u^+}$ and $C\,{^1\Pi_u}$ electronic states of H$_2$""
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 78, 026701(2008) 1-2

(1 publications)