The cross sections of the direct as well as the dissociative electron
impact ionization of ethylene have been measured for electron energies
from the threshold to 600 eV. The complete collection of the ionic fr
agments has been verified directly in the experiment. The total cross
section values from the present work have been compared with previous
experimental results. All the data generally show excellent agreement.
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