Gaseous Electronics

54

DEUTERATED METHANE

CONTENTS

54.1 Selected References for Data

54.2 Ionization Cross Section

54.3 Attachment Cross Section

54.4 Drift Velocity

54.5 Characteristic Energy

References

 

Deuterated methane (CD₄) (synonym perdeuteromethane) has deuterium substituted for hydrogen atoms in methane. It is a stable compound, highly flammable, and readily forms explosive mixture with air. CD₄ molecule has four fundamental vibrational modes as shown in Table 54.1.

54.1 SELECTED REFERENCES FOR DATA

Table 54.2 shows selected references for data on CD₄.

TABLE 54.1Fundamental Vibrational Modes of CD₄ and Comparison with Those of Methane

Energy (eV)
Designation	Mode	CD4	CH4
v1	Symmetric stretch	0.261	0.362
v2	Degenerate deformation ...