Electron-impact dissociation of XH2+ (X = B, C, N, O, F) : Absolute cross sections for production of XH+ and X+ fragment ions

• Absolute cross sections for electron-impact dissociation of XH2+ (X = B, C, N, O, F) producing XH+ and X+ ion fragments were measured in the 3- to 100-eV range using a crossed-electron-ion beams technique. Dissociative excitation of BD2+ and CH2+ producing B+ and C+, respectively, show a propensity toward a two-body dissociation while the remaining species all tend to show a three-body dissociation dynamic. The BD+ and CH+ dissociative excitation channels show a large resonant-type contribution to the cross sections at similar to 10eV. For the X+ fragment ion production cross sections, a clear dependence on the threshold energy, as it relates to the rate of rise in the cross section above threshold, is observed.

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