Eur. Phys. J. D (2012) 66: 51
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2012-20690-7

Regular Article

Dissociative electron attachment to CF₃Cl

An experimental study using the velocity slice imaging technique

¹ Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
² Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Open University, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA Milton Keynes, UK
³ Tata Institute of Fundamental Resarch, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, 400005 Mumbai, India

^a e-mail: odduring@hi.is

Received: 29 November 2011
Received in final form: 5 January 2012
Published online: 28 February 2012

Abstract

We have performed an extensive experimental study of dissociative electron attachment (DEA) to CF₃Cl. Exploiting the recently developed velocity slice imaging technique, we have recorded both angular distributions and kinetic energy release of the product fragment anions of Cl⁻ and F⁻. The DEA process is dominated by the formation of resonances the symmetry of which have been explored and compared with earlier measurements. A new resonance has been identified in the F⁻ formation channel.