ELECTRON-IMPACT IONIZATION OF OZONE

Partial electron ionization cross-sections of ozone for incident electron energies from 40 to 500 eV have been determined using time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The cross-sections are derived by identifying the contribution of ozone to the ion signals recorded following ionization of a mixture of O-2 and O-3. Only one previous determination of these cross-sections, for energies up to 100 eV, is available in the literature. The cross-sections derived in the present study at these lower electron energies are in good agreement with the previous determination.