Dissociative electron attachment to some chlorine-containing molecules

The electron-attachment rate constants of CH3Cl, C2H5Cl, and C2H3Cl in N2 and Ar were measured as a function of reduced electric field (E/N). These data and the previous data of SOCl2 and CCl2F2 were converted to the electron-attachment cross sections as a function of electron energy. The present results are compared with existing fragmentary data. The dissociative electron-attachment processes of the studied molecules are discussed.