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 CCl${}_4$, CHCl${}_3$, CH${}_2$Cl${}_2$ and C${}_6$H${}_5$Cl. 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.