Abstract
Various additivity rules and the Deutsch-Märk (DM) formalism have been used to calculate total absolute electron-impact cross-sections for single ionization of the CFx (x = 1-3) free radicals, the NFx (x = 1,2) free radicals and the NF3 molecule. A comparison is made with experimentally determined total single ionization cross-sections which have been obtained from recently measured absolute partial ionization cross-sections for the parent and dissociative ionization of these species. The overall best agreement between the measured and the calculated cross-sections in terms of the absolute values, the shapes and the cross-section ordering was obtained using a recently proposed "new" additivity rule. Common trends and tendencies in the ionization cross-sections within each class of targets, CFx and NFx, and between the two target families CFx and NFx are highlighted and a comparison will be made with the previously measured and calculated ionization cross-sections for the SiFx (x = 1-3) free radicals.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 77-91 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes |
Volume | 137 |
Issue number | C |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 6 1994 |
Keywords
- Cross-sections
- Electron impact ionization
- Free radicals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Spectroscopy