Publications

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2026

  • [101] P. Chakraborty, J. N. Bull, S. R. Meech, and G. A. Jones, Anti-Kasha emission in DCM-IFC: Computational evaluation of the Type III separated wave function hypothesis, submitted.
  • [100] G. Bressan, D. Hartmann, J. Brouwer, J. N. Bull and T. A. Barendt. Conformational Switching Modulates Excited-State Pathways in a Cofacial Perylene Dimer. Chem. Sci. Accepted (2026).
  • [99] G. Bressan, K. M. Siddiqui, E. K. Ashworth, P. Chakraborty, D. Banerjee, E. M. Braun, S. R. Meech and J. N. Bull. Photomolecular rotor dynamics of the oxindole-based photoprotective bacterial pigment violacein. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 28, 1260 (2026).
  • [98] E. K. Ashworth and J. N Bull. Hydroxycinnamate anions: The evolution of gas-phase action spectroscopy to study photoisomerisable molecules. Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 43, 69 (2026).
  • [97] A. Subramani, J. Flotte de Pouzols, P. Martini, J. E. Navarro Navarrete, E. K. Ashworth, J. N. Bull, G. A. Garcia, L. Nahon, B. Gans, U. Jacovella, C. Rossi, H. Cederquist, H. T. Schmidt, H. Zettergren & M. H. Stockett. Dissociation and cooling dynamics of 2-cyanoindene monocations: Survival of small PAHs in harsh interstellar radiation fields. Astrophys. J. 997, 49 (2026).
  • 2025

  • [96] A. Subramani, J. N. Bull, H. Cederquist, P. Martini, H. T. Schmidt, H. Zettergren, and M. H. Stockett. Recurrent fluorescence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon isomers: a comparative study. ACS Earth Space Chem. 9, 2866 (2025).
  • [95] J. N. Bull, M. H. Stockett, P. Chakraborty, E. K. Ashworth, A. Fatima, V. J. Esposito, G. M. Greetham, P. Malakar, and S. R. Meech. Hot Ground State Cooling Following Ultrafast Photoisomerization: Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. B 129, 13267 (2025).
  • [94] K. Hansen, D. A. García-Hernández, E. E. B. Campbell, D. Erbahar, A. Domaracka, C. Jäger, C. Ewels, P. Umek, S. Kwok, E. Peeters, J. Cami, G. C. Sloan, P. Ehrenfreund, H. Linnartz, A. Manchado, N. L. J. Cox, J. Bernard-Salas, E. K. Campbell, A. Monreal-Ibero, B. H. Foing, J. Smoker, M. Elyajouri, A. Ebenbichler, J. Th. van Loon, J. Bouwman, A. Farhang, F. Salama, C. Joblin, G. Mulas, U. Jacovella, M. A. Gómez-Muñoz, R. Barzaga, T. Huertas-Roldán, H. Mohan, M. Bartkowski, S. Giordani, G.-L. Hou, J. J. Díaz-Luis, J. Alcolea, D. Tafoya, V. Bujarrabal, N. Došlić, T. Došlić, E. Catalano, M. Yesiltas, P. Ferrari, S. Brünken, G. Berden, J. M. Bakker, J. Oomens, B. Redlich, A. Pitanti, B. Bertoni, L. Vicarelli, P. Lamberti, M. Cojocari, G. Fedorov, Yu. Svirko, P. Kuzhir, M. Hochlaf, M. Mogren Al Mogren, A. Potapov, E. Gezer, H. Zettergren, H. T. Schmidt, M. H. Stockett, E. K. Ashworth, J. N. Bull, M. Fárník, T. Wakabayashi, L. Ganner, M. Kappe, E. Gruber, C. Pardanaud, J. Dezalay, J. A. Noble, K. Tőkési, Z. Li, X. H. Zhou, J. M. Gong, R. G. Zeng, Z. J. Ding, C. S.-C. Yang, F. Jin, S. Trivedi, U. Hommerich, L. Nemes, A. C. Samuels, G. Shmavonyan, L. Misakyan, A. Shmavonyan, I. Sciriha, S. Suriyaprasanth, D. Gupta, D. A. Kalchevski, D. Trifonov, S. Kolev, T. Milenov, M. A. Caro, S. Sadjadi, Q. A. Parker, A. Lombardi, M. McCoustra, F. Koch, I. Schubert, C. Trautmann, M. E. Toimil-Molares, B. Kerkeni, D. Talbi, C. P. Hsu, G. Ouerfelli, H. H. Chuang, K.-J. Chuang, Y.-J. Chen, E. Villaver & M. Manteiga. Roadmap on carbon molecular nanostructures in space. Eur. Phys. J. D 74, 94 (2025).
  • [93] J. Dezalay, E. K. Ashworth, J. E. Fulker, M. H. Stockett, J. A. Noble & J. N. Bull. Cryogenic Action Spectroscopy of the Cyan Fluorescent Protein Chromophore Anion. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 27, 16738 (2025).
  • [92] J. N. Bull, A. Subramani, C. Liu, S. J. P. Marlton, E. K. Ashworth, H. Cederquist, H. Zettergren & M. H. Stockett. Radiative stabilization of the indenyl cation: Recurrent fluorescence in a closed‑shell polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 228002 (2025). Press release in Physics Magazine - How organic molecules survive in space
  • [91] M. H. Stockett, A. Subramani, C. Liu, S. J. P. Marlton, E. K. Ashworth, H. Cederquist, H. Zettergren & J. N. Bull. Dissociation and radiative stabilization of the indene cation: The nature of the C–H bond and astrochemical implications. J. Chem. Phys. 162, 184306 (2025).
  • [90] S. R. Meech, J. N. Bull & G. Bressan. Two‑dimensional electronic spectroscopy of Betaine‑30. J. Chem. Phys. 162, 184302 (2025).
  • [89] J. Flotte de Pouzols, A. Subramani, E. K. Ashworth, J. N. Bull, H. Cederquist, J. Dezalay, N. H. List, P. Martini, J. E. N. Navarrete, H. T. Schmidt, H. Zettergren, B. Zhu & M. H. Stockett. Radiative cooling of the deprotonated cyan fluorescent protein chromophore anion. Phys. Rev. A 111, 043112 (2025).
  • [88] A. Fatima, E. K. Ashworth, I. Fernandes, A. N. Cammidge, G. Bressan, S. R. Meech & J. N. Bull. Ultrafast photophysics of the cyan fluorescent protein chromophore in solution. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 27, 9407–9416 (2025).
  • [87] M. H. Stockett, V. J. Esposito, E. K. Ashworth, U. Jacovella & J. N. Bull. Infrared cooling in an anharmonic cascade framework: 2‑cyanoindene, the smallest cyano‑PAH identified in Taurus Molecular Cloud‑1. ACS Earth Space Chem. 9, 382–393 (2025).
  • [86] T. E. Douglas‑Walker, E. K. Ashworth, M. H. Stockett, F. C. Daly, I. Chambrier, V. J. Esposito, M. Gerlach, A. Zheng, J. Palotás, A. N. Cammidge, E. K. Campbell, S. Brünken & J. N. Bull. Vibrational and electronic spectroscopy of 2-cyanoindene cations. ACS Earth Space Chem. 9, 134–145 (2025).
  • 2024

  • [85] E. K. Ashworth & J. N. Bull. Photoelectron spectroscopy of deprotonated benzonitrile. J. Chem. Phys. 161, 114302 (2024).
  • [84] E. K. Ashworth, S. H. Ashworth & J. N. Bull. Spectroscopy and dynamics of isolated anions: Versatile instrumentation for photodetachment and photoelectron spectroscopy. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 95, 075103 (2024).
  • [83] A. Fatima, E. K. Ashworth, G. Bressan, P. C. Bulman Page, J. N. Bull & S. R. Meech. Substituent effects on the photophysics of the kaede chromophore. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 26, 29048 (2024).
  • 2023

  • [82] E. K. Ashworth, M.–H. Kao, C. S. Anstöter, G. Riescollach, L. Blancafort, K. M. Solntsev, S. R. Meech, J. R. R. Verlet & J. N. Bull. Alkylated green fluorescent protein chromophores: Dynamics in the gas phase and in aqueous solution. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 23626 (2023).
  • [81] J. N. Bull, P. Bolognesi, C. S. Anstöter, E. K. Ashworth, J. E. Navarro Navarrete, B. Zhu, R. Richter, N. Pal, J. Chiarinelli, L. Avaldi, H. Zettergren & M. H. Stockett. Autoionization from the plasmon resonance in isolated 1‑cyanonaphthalene. J. Chem. Phys. 158, 241101 (2023).
  • [80] J. E. Navarro Navarrete, J. N. Bull, H. Cederquist, S. Indrajith, M. Ji, H. Schmidt, H. Zettergren, B. Zhu & M. H. Stockett. Experimental radiative cooling rates of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon cation. Faraday Discuss. 245, 352–367 (2023).
  • [79] M. H. Stockett, J. N. Bull, H. Cederquist, S. Indrajith, M. Ji, J. E. Navarro Navarrete, H. T. Schmidt, H. Zettergren & B. Zhu. Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar clouds. Nature Communications 14, 395 (2023).
  • [78] K. Addison, P. Roy, G. Bressan, K. Škudaitė, Josh Robb, P. C. Bulman Page, E. K. Ashworth, J. N. Bull & S. R. Meech. Photophysics of the red‑form Kaede chromophore. Chem. Sci. 14, 3763 (2023).
  • [77] E. K. Ashworth, J. Dezalay, C. Ryan, C. Ieritano, S. Hopkins, I. Chambrier, A. N. Cammidge, M. H. Stockett, J. A. Noble & J. N. Bull. Protomers of the green and cyan fluorescent protein chromophores investigated using action spectroscopy. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 20405–20413 (2023).
  • [76] J. W. L. Lee, M. H. Stockett, E. K. Ashworth, J. E. Navarro Navarrete, E. Gougoula, D. Garg, M. Ji, B. Zhu, S. Indrajith, H. Zettergren, H. T. Schmidt & J. N. Bull. Cooling dynamics of energized naphthalene and azulene radical cations. J. Chem. Phys. 158, 174305 (2023).
  • [75] S. J. P. Marlton, J. T. Buntine, P. Watkins, C. Liu, U. Jacovella, E. Carrascosa, J. N. Bull & E. J. Bieske. Probing colossal carbon rings. J. Phys. Chem. A 127, 1168 (2023).
  • 2022

  • [74] B. Zhu, J. N. Bull, M. Ji, H. Zettergren & M. H. Stockett. Radiative cooling rates of substituted PAH ions. J. Chem. Phys. 157, 044303 (2022).
  • [73] M. H. Stockett, J. N. Bull, H. Schmidt & H. Zettergren. Statistical vibrational autodetachment and radiative cooling rates of para‑benzoquinone. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 12002–12010 (2022).
  • [72] E. K. Ashworth, J. Langeland, M. H. Stockett, T. Toft Lindkvist, C. Kjær, J. N. Bull & S. Brøndsted Nielsen. Cryogenic fluorescence spectroscopy of ionic fluorones in gaseous and condensed phases: New light on their intrinsic photophysics. J. Phys. Chem. A 126, 9553 (2022).
  • [71] S. J. P. Marlton, J. T. Buntine, C. Liu, P. Watkins, U. Jacovella, E. Carrascosa, J. N. Bull & E. J. Bieske. Disentangling electronic spectra of linear and cyclic hydrogenated carbon cluster cations, C₂ₙ₊₁H⁺ (n = 3–10). J. Phys. Chem. A 126, 6678 (2022).
  • [70] J. T. Buntine, E. Carrascosa, J. N. Bull, G. Muller, U. Jacovella, C. R. Glasson, G. Vamvounis & E. J. Bieske. Photo‑induced 6π‑electrocyclisation and cycloreversion of isolated dithienylethene anions. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 16628 (2022).
  • [69] E. K. Ashworth, N. J. A. Coughlan, W. Scott Hopkins, E. J. Bieske & J. N. Bull. Excited‑state barrier controls E → Z photoisomerization in p‑hydroxycinnamate biochromophores. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 13, 9028 (2022).
  • [68] J. T. Buntine, E. Carrascosa, J. N. Bull, U. Jacovella, M. I. Cotter, C. Liu, P. Watkins, M. S. Scholz, B. D. Adamson, S. J. P. Marlton & E. J. Bieske. An ion mobility mass spectrometer coupled with a cryogenic ion trap for recording electronic spectra of charged, isomer‑selected clusters. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 93, 043201 (2022).
  • [67] E. K. Ashworth, M. H. Stockett, C. Kjær, P. C. Bulman Page, S. R. Meech, S. Brøndsted Nielsen & J. N. Bull. Complexation of green and red kaede fluorescent protein chromophores by a zwitterion to probe electrostatic and induction field effects. J. Phys. Chem. A 126, 1158–1167 (2022).
  • 2021

  • [66] J. N. Bull, C. S. Anstöter, M. H. Stockett, C. J. Clarke, J. A. Gibbard, E. J. Bieske & J. R. R. Verlet. Nonadiabatic dynamics between valence, nonvalence, and continuum electronic states in a heteropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 11811–11816 (2021).
  • [65] E. Carrascosa, J. N. Bull, E. Martínez‑Núñez, M. S. Scholz, J. T. Buntine & E. J. Bieske. Photoisomerization of linear and stacked isomers of a charged styryl dye – a tandem ion mobility study. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 32, 2842 (2021).
  • [64] N. J. A. Coughlan, M. H. Stockett, C. Kjær, E. K. Ashworth, P. C. Bulman Page, S. R. Meech, S. Brøndsted Nielsen, L. Blancafort, W. S. Hopkins & J. N. Bull. Action spectroscopy of the isolated red kaede fluorescent protein chromophore. J. Chem. Phys. 155, 124304 (2021).
  • [63] L. Giacomozzi, C. Kjær, S. Brøndsted Nielsen, E. K. Ashworth, J. N. Bull & M. H. Stockett. Non‑statistical fragmentation in photo‑activated flavin mononucleotide anions. J. Chem. Phys. 155, 044305 (2021).
  • [62] M. H. Stockett, L. Avaldi, P. Bolognesi, J. N. Bull, L. Carlini, E. Carrascosa, J. Chiarinelli, R. Richter & H. Zettergren. Competitive dehydrogenation and backbone fragmentation of super‑hydrogenated PAHs: A laboratory study. Astrophys. J. 913, 46 (2021).
  • [61] J. N. Bull, J. T. Buntine, E. Carrascosa, M. H. Stockett & E. J. Bieske. Action spectroscopy of deprotomer‑selected hydroxycinnamate anions. Eur. Phys. J. D. 75, 67 (2021).
  • [60] H. Zettergren, A. Domaracka, T. Schlathölter, P. Bolognesi, S. Díaz-Tendero, M. Łabuda, S. Tosic, S. Maclot, P. Johnsson, A. Steber, D. Tikhonov, M. C. Castrovilli, L. Avaldi, S. Bari, A. R. Milosavljevic, A. Palacios, S. Faraji, D. G. Piekarski, P. Rousseau, D. Ascenzi, C. Romanzin, E. Erdmann, M. Alcamí, J. Kopyra, P. Limão-Vieira, J. Kocišek, J. Fedor, S. Albertini, M. Gatchell, H. Cederquist, H. T. Schmidt, E. Gruber, L. H. Andersen, O. Heber, Y. Toker, K. Hansen, J. A. Noble, C. Jouvet, C. Kjær, S. Brøndsted Nielsen, E. Carrascosa, J. Bull, A. Candian & A. Petrignani. Action spectroscopy of isomer-selected molecules, in Roadmap on Molecular Dynamics in the Gas Phase. Eur. Phys. J. D. 75, 152 (2021).
  • [59] E. K. Ashworth, C. S. Anstöter, J. R. R. Verlet & J. N. Bull. Autodetachment dynamics of the 2-naphthoxide anion and implications for astrophysical anion abundance. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 5187 (2021).
  • [58] C. Kjær, J. N. Bull, E. Carrascosa, S. Brøndsted Nielsen & E. J. Bieske. Action spectroscopy of isomer-selected luciferin anions. Eur. Phys. J. D. 75, 72 (2021).
  • 2020

  • [57] M. H. Stockett, C. Kjær, S. Daly, E. J. Bieske, J. R. R. Verlet, S. Brøndsted Nielsen & J. N. Bull. Photophysics of isolated rose bengal anions. J. Phys. Chem. A 124, 8429–8438 (2020).
  • [56] M. H. Stockett, J. N. Bull, J. T. Buntine, E. Carrascosa, E. K. Anderson, M. Gatchell, M. Kaminska, R. F. Nascimento, H. Cederquist, H. T. Schmidt & H. Zettergren. Radiative cooling of carbon cluster anions C2n+1 (n = 3 - 5). Eur. Phys. J. D. 74, 150 (2020).
  • [55] M. H. Stockett, J. N. Bull, J. T. Buntine, E. Carrascosa, M. Ji, N. Kono, H. T. Schmidt & H. Zettergren. Unimolecular fragmentation and radiative cooling of isolated PAH ions: A quantitative study. J. Chem. Phys. 153, 154303 (2020).
  • [54] J. N. Bull, C. S. Anstöter & J. R. R. Verlet. Fingerprinting the Excited State Dynamics in Methyl Ester and Methyl Ether Anions of Deprotonated para-Coumaric Acid. J. Phys. Chem. A 124, 2140 (2020).
  • [53] J. R. R. Verlet, C. S. Anstöter, J. N. Bull & J. P. Rogers. Role of non-valence states in the ultrafast dynamics of isolated anions. J. Phys. Chem. A 124, 3507 (2020) – Editor’s choice.
  • [52] J. Gregory, J. R. R. Verlet & J. N. Bull. Spectroscopic characterisation of polyinterhalogen molecules. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 8284 (2020) – Selected as a HOT article.
  • [51] E. Carrascosa, C. Petermayer, M. Scholz, J. N. Bull, H. Dube & E. J. Bieske. Reversible Photoswitching of Isolated Ionic Hemiindigos with Visible Light. ChemPhysChem 21, 680 (2020).
  • [50] E. Carrascosa, J. N. Bull, J. T. Buntine, G. da Silva, P. F. Santos & E. J. Bieske. Near-Infrared Reversible Photoswitching of an Isolated Azobenzene-Stilbene Dye. Chem. Phys. Lett. 741, 137065 (2020).
  • 2019

  • [49] J. N. Bull, C. Anstöter & J. R. R. Verlet. Ultrafast valence to non-valence excited state dynamics in a common anionic chromophore. Nat. Commun. 10, 5820 (2019) – Editor’s choice article.
  • [48] J. N. Bull, M. S. Scholz, E. Carrascosa, M. K. Kristiansson, G. Eklund, N. Punnakayathil, N. de Ruette, H. Zettergren, H. T. Schmidt, H. Cederquist & M. H. Stockett. Ultraslow radiative cooling of Cn (n = 3 − 5). J. Chem. Phys. 151, 114304 (2019).
  • [47] J. N. Bull, C. W. West, C. S. Anstöter, G. da Silva, E. J. Bieske & J. R. R. Verlet. Ultrafast photoisomerisation dynamics of an isolated retinoid. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 10567 (2019).
  • [46] J. N. Bull, G. da Silva, M. S. Scholz, E. Carrascosa & E. J. Bieske. Photoinduced Intramolecular Proton Transfer in Deprotonated para-Coumaric Acid. J. Phys. Chem. A 123, 4419 (2019).
  • [45] J. R. Rogers, C. S. Anstöter, J. N. Bull & J. R. R. Verlet. Photoelectron Spectroscopy of the Hexafluorobenzene Cluster Anions: (C6F6)n (n = 1 – 5) and I(C6F6). J. Phys. Chem. A 123, 1602 (2019).
  • [44] C. Dessent, M. Johnson, B. Gerber, R. Wester, K. Asmis, I. Avdonin, E. Bieske, M. Gatchell, J. Bull, P. Sarre, M.-P. Gaigeot, C.-w. Chou, R. Mabbs, K. Jordan, M. K. Beyer, L. McCaslin, A. Krylov, S. Schlemmer, A. B. McCoy, J. Verlet, Z. Meir, J. Simons, V. Gabelica & S. Willitsch. Exotic systems: general discussion. Faraday Discuss. 217, 601 (2019).
  • [43] J. N. Bull, J. T. Buntine, M. S. Scholz, E. Carrascosa, M. H. Stockett & E. J. Bieske. Photodetachment and Photoreactions of Substituted Naphthalene Anions in a Tandem Ion Mobility Spectrometer. Faraday Discuss. 217, 34 (2019).
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