High Resolution Studies of Electron Attachment to Molecules
- Fachbereich Physik, Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern, 67653 Kaiserslautern (Germany)
In this paper, we survey recent progress in studies of anion formation via (dissociative) electron attachment (DEA) to simple molecules, as measured with the laser photoelectron attachment (LPA) method at high resolution. The limiting (E{yields}0) threshold behavior of the cross sections is elucidated for s-wave and p-wave attachment. Cusps at onsets for vibrational excitation (VE), due to interaction of the DEA channnel with the VE channel, are clearly detected, and vibrational Feshbach resonances just below vibrational onsets are observed for molecules with sufficiently strong long-range attraction between the electron and the molecule. From the LPA anion yields, absolute DEA cross sections (energy range typically E = 0.001-2 eV) are determined with reference to rate coefficients for thermal electron attachment at the appropriate gas temperature (normally T{sub G} = 300 K). The experimental data are compared with theoretical cross sections, calculated within the framework of an R-matrix or an Effective Range theory approach.
- OSTI ID:
- 21304846
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1125, Issue 1; Conference: ICAMDATA-2008: 6. international conference on molecular data and their applications, Beijing (China), 27-31 Oct 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3141697; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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