An investigation of electron attachment to perfluorobenzene at subthermal energies using K(nd) Rydberg atoms is reported. The data indicate that electron capture occurs through two channels, one resulting in formation of long‐lived C6F−6 ions, the other yielding C6F−6 ions that undergo rapid autodetachment. The data are compared to results obtained in free‐electron studies using swarm and threshold photoelectron spectroscopy techniques.
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