Gaseous Electronics

41

BORON TRIFLUORIDE

CONTENTS

41.1 Selected References for Data

41.2 Total Scattering Cross Section

41.3 Ion Appearance Potentials

41.4 Ionization and Attachment Cross Sections

41.5 Drift Velocity of Electrons

41.6 Ionization and Attachment Coefficients

References

 

Boron trifluoride (BF₃) is a nonpolar, electron-attaching molecule that has 32 electrons. Its electronic polarizability is 3.68 × 10⁻⁴⁰ F m² and its ionization potential is 15.7 eV.

41.1 SELECTED REFERENCES FOR DATA

See Table 41.1.

41.2 TOTAL SCATTERING CROSS SECTION

The highlights of the cross section are (see Table 41.2)

TABLE 41.1Selected References for Data

Quantity	Range: eV, (Td)	Reference
Ionization cross section	16–5000	Kim et al. (2005)
Total ...