Dissociative electron attachment to C{sub 2}F{sub 5} radicals
- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN (United Kingdom)
- Technische Universitaet Berlin, Institut Optik und Atomare Physik, Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623 Berlin (Germany)
- Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 87117-5776 (United States)
Dissociative electron attachment to the reactive C{sub 2}F{sub 5} molecular radical has been investigated with two complimentary experimental methods; a single collision beam experiment and a new flowing afterglow Langmuir probe technique. The beam results show that F{sup -} is formed close to zero electron energy in dissociative electron attachment to C{sub 2}F{sub 5}. The afterglow measurements also show that F{sup -} is formed in collisions between electrons and C{sub 2}F{sub 5} molecules with rate constants of 3.7 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup -9} cm{sup 3} s{sup -1} to 4.7 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup -9} cm{sup 3} s{sup -1} at temperatures of 300-600 K. The rate constant increases slowly with increasing temperature, but the rise observed is smaller than the experimental uncertainty of 35%.
- OSTI ID:
- 22100654
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 137; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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