XCI. On the attachment of electros to gas molecules

V.A. Bailey

doi:10.1080/14786442508634805

October 1, 1925The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science

XCI. On the attachment of electros to gas molecules

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To investigate the processes and physical conditions under which free electrons attach to neutral gas molecules to form negative ions.
Measured electron currents and ion drift in gaseous media under varying electric field strengths and gas pressures.
Analyzed the probability of electron capture across molecular gases to determine attachment coefficients.
Electron attachment rates vary significantly depending on the chemical nature of the gas molecules and the average energy of the electrons.
Collisions between low-energy electrons and specific molecular gases lead to the formation of stable negative ions rather than purely elastic scattering.

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Experimental physics study observes electron capture by gas molecules, highlighting the fundamental mechanisms driving negative ion formation.

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(1925). XCI. On the attachment of electros to gas molecules. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 50, No. 298, pp. 825-843.

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