L-MM Auger electron emission from chlorinated organic molecules under proton impact: Angular distribution and total cross section measurement

Abstract

We have measured the absolute cross section for L-MM Auger electron emission in chlorinated methanes and benzene chloride molecules in collision with keV energy protons. The measurements have been performed with four different chlorine containing organic molecules viz CCl4, CHCl3, CH2Cl2 and C6H5Cl. We have measured the angular distribution of chlorine L-MM Auger electrons at backward emission angles (90° – 150°). The angular distribution shows an isotropic character. We also studied the projectile energy dependence of the total L-MM Auger yield for proton energy ranging from 125 keV to 275 keV. Carbon K-LL Auger yield was also obtained in the same experiments.