NEGATIVE-ION PRODUCTION IN COLLISIONS BETWEEN K(ND) RYDBERG ATOMS AND CF3BR AND CF2BR2

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KALAMARIDES, A [1 ]
MARAWAR, RW [1 ]
LING, X [1 ]
WALTER, CW [1 ]
LINDSAY, BG [1 ]
SMITH, KA [1 ]
DUNNING, FB [1 ]
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[1] RICE UNIV,RICE QUANTUM INST,HOUSTON,TX 77251
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10.1063/1.458048
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Negative ion production via electron transfer in collisions between K(nd) Rydberg atoms and CF3Br and CF2Br2 has been investigated over a wide range of of n(10≤n≤70). For both species, the major negative ion observed is Br-, although with CF 2Br2, a small Br2- signal is also detected. Kinematic studies show that Br- production via dissociative attachment is accompanied by sizable translational energy release (∼0.35 eV for CF3Br; ∼0.2 eV for CF2Br2). These studies further show that, despite this large energy release, post-attachment interactions between the product ions are important at intermediate values of n(n≲20) and suggest that the transient CF3Br-* and CF2Br2-* ions initially formed by electron capture have quite different lifetimes against dissociation. Cross sections for free-electron attachment to both species are derived from measurements of rate constants for electron transfer at high n. These cross sections are in reasonable agreement with results obtained in free-electron studies using the threshold photoelectron spectroscopy technique. © 1990 American Institute of Physics.
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