Absolute photo-absorption cross sections and electronic state spectroscopy of selected fluorinated hydrocarbons relevant to the plasma processing industry

Paulo Manuel Assis Loureiro Limão-vieira, Samuel Eden, Nigel J. Mason

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Abstract

Photo-absorption cross sections have been measured for methyl iodide, CF3I (310nm>λ>110nm) and dichlorodifluoromethane, CCl2F2 (225nm>λ>110nm) using synchrotron radiation. Electron energy loss spectroscopy was also used to probe the electronic and vibronic excitation of CF3I. Electronic states have been assigned to each of the observed absorption bands incorporating both valence and Rydberg transitions. The measured VUV cross sections are used to derive the photolysis rates in the terrestrial atmosphere and hence determine the potential importance of each gas in global warming and ozone depletion.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)187-192
Number of pages6
JournalRadiation Physics and Chemistry
Volume68
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2003

Keywords

  • Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS)
  • VUV photo-absorption
  • Synchrotron radiation
  • Plasma etching
  • Photolysis rates

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