Role of methylation in electron scattering on X(CH₃)₄ (X = C, Si, Ge) molecules

Abstract

Synopsis Total cross sections (TCS) for low-energy electron scattering from X(CH3)4 (where X = C, Si, Ge) molecules have been measured using linear transmission method. Present results and those obtained previously for XH4 molecules were used to determine how methylation of the target is reflected in TCS energy dependence.