Electron attachment to 1,4-chlorobromobenzene yields the ionic fragments Cl
- and Br- appearing in the energy range approximate to0-1 eV with Br by abo
ut a factor of 70 more intense at room temperature. Increasing the temperat
ure of the target molecule up to 540 K results in an unexpected temperature
dependence of the cross-section in that it first increases and after passi
ng a maximum (400 K for Br- and 460 K for Cl-) decreases. This behaviour is
qualitatively interpreted by the temperature dependent population of the r
elevant normal modes containing the C-Cl and C-Br stretch vibration. (C) 20
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