Total electron scattering cross-sections and negative ion states of halogenated methanes
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
The interaction of low energy electrons with halogenated methanes plays an important role in both their atmospheric and plasma processing chemistry. In this work, the total electron scattering cross-sections of mixed fluorohalomethanes (CF{sub n}X{sub 4-n}) were measured for incident electrons in the energy range of 0.2-12 eV using electron transmission spectroscopy. Resonances in the scattering cross-sections may be interpreted as the capture of low energy electrons into unoccupied molecular orbitals. To aid in the assignments of the resulting negative ion states, the authors performed quantum mechanical calculations of the electron attachment energies and measured the dissociative attachment cross-sections. The effect of halogen substitution on the orbitals participating in electron capture are examined.
- OSTI ID:
- 67869
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9310400-; ISSN 0003-0503; CNN: Grant CHE-91-20504; TRN: 95:000870-0031
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 38, Issue 13; Conference: 46. annual gaseous electronics conference, Montreal (Canada), 19-22 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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