Total cross sections for dissociative electron attachment in dichloroalkanes and selected polychloroalkanes: the correlation with vertical attachment energies

Abstract

In this study, the peak dissociative electron attachment (DEA) cross sections of the chloroalkanes were correlated with the vertical attachment energies (VAEs) of the temporary negative ion states generated by electron attachment into the LUMOs of these compounds. A general expression for the peak cross section was determined as a function of VAE by fitting to the data over the range from 0.6