Dynamical (e, 2e) studies using tetrahydrofuran as a DNA analogue

We present dynamical (e, 2e) measurements for the electron impact ionization of formic acid and tetrahydrofuran molecules performed under similar kinematics. The experiments have been performed in the coplanar asymmetric geometry for a range of momentum transfers, at an incident electron energy of 250 eV and with an ejected electron energy of 10 eV. The experimental results are compared with theoretical calculations carried out using the molecular 3-body distorted wave (M3DW) model.