The single-electron and double-electron detachment cross sections of Cl– in collision with inert gas atoms (He–Xe) have been measured by the growth rate method. The incident negative ions’ energies are from 5 to 30 keV. It is found that the single-electron detachment cross sections become greater and greater when the target atoms change from helium to xenon. However, double-electron detachment cross sections show a more complicated relationship with the target atom changing. The results of this work have been compared with the previous data, and a model based on energy division is used to interpret the trends of cross sections.
The cross section σ−+ for double electron detachment from Cl− in a single collision with a rare gas atom has been measured between 12.5 and 122.5 keV. The magnitude of these cross sections shows that there is a good probability that a second electron will be emitted in collisions that detach one electron, particularly with light targets. The centre-of-mass cross section decreases with increasing target mass, but the variation is less than that for F− and O− double electron detachment cross sections.
The atomic cross sections for single and double electron detachment from sulphur negative ions in single collisions with He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe are determined at collision energies between 12.5 and 110 keV.
Atomic cross sections for single and double electron detachment from P− in collisions with rare-gas atoms are reported at laboratory collision energies between 13 and 113 keV.