Eur. Phys. J. D (2015) 69: 2
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2014-50677-1

Regular Article

Ionization of NH₃ and CH₄ by electron impact

¹ Faculty of Phyics, Babeş-Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
² Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto M3J 1P3, Canada

^a e-mail: itoth@phys.ubbcluj.ro

Received: 11 September 2014
Received in final form: 22 October 2014
Published online: 8 January 2015

Abstract

Calculated triple differential cross sections are presented for the ionization of NH₃ and CH₄ molecules by electron impact. The cross sections are determined for symmetrical coplanar and perpendicular geometrical arrangements. The obtained results reproduce in most cases the main features observed in the experimental data for both geometries.