title: Electron attachment to chlorine azide at 298 and 400 K.
abstract: Electron attachment to chlorine azide (ClN(3)) was studied using a flowing-afterglow Langmuir-probe apparatus. Electron attachment rates were measured to be 3.5x10(-8) and 4.5x10(-8) cm(3) s(-1) at 298 and 400 K, respectively, with an estimated 35% absolute accuracy. Cl(-) was the sole ion product of the attachment reaction; weak ion signals were observed for other anions and attributed to impurities and secondary ion-molecule reactions. Assuming a relative uncertainty of +/-10% for these data, an activation energy for the attachment reaction may be given as 24+/-10 meV.
authors.affiliation: Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, 29 Randolph Road, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts 01731-3010, USA.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Freel
authors.forename: Jeffrey F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Heaven
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Viggiano