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A procedure of determining absolute cross section σ− of electron attachment to (CO2)N clusters at pair collisions in crossed beams is suggested. The cross section is measured as a function of energy (E = 0.1–50 eV) and of cluster mean size N in a beam \((\bar N = 2 - 4000 molecules)\). It is found that, even at \(\bar N > 200\) and E ≤ 3 eV, σ− is equal to, or larger than, 7 × 10−13 cm2, i.e., by more than one order of magnitude exceeds the maximal cross section of CO2 ionization by electron impact. The dependences σ− \((\bar N,E)\) have two wide continua at E ≤ 5.2 eV and E ≥ 6.9 eV, which correlate well with known functions of CO2 electron-impact-induced excitation. These continua are attributed largely to formation of (CO2) −N ions during electron thermalization and solvation in the clusters. At E → 0, the polarization capture of an incident electron by the cluster leads to a sharp increase in cross section σ−(E). From the dependences σ− \((\bar N,E)\) measured, the thermalization and sovation probabilities for electrons with E ≤ 0.8 eV and the rate of electron energy loss in the cluster are found.
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Vostrikov, A.A., Dubov, D.Y. Absolute cross sections of electron attachment to molecular clusters: Part I. Formation of (CO2) −N . Tech. Phys. 51, 540–547 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784206050021
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