Dunning, F. Barry2016-01-062016-01-062015-052015-04-15May 2015Buathong, Sitti. "Studies of Intermediates Created via Dissociative Electron Attachment through Heavy-Rydberg Ion-Pair State Formation in Rydberg Atom Collisions." (2015) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87719">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87719</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87719The lifetimes and decay energetics of intermediates have been studied by measuring the velocity and angular distributions of heavy-Rydberg ion pair states formed through electron transfer in thermal-energy collisions between Rydberg atoms and attaching targets. The analysis of the experimental results by using Monte Carlo simulations indicates that electron attachment to CF3I and CH2Br2 forms very-short-lived intermediates whereas electron capture by CCl4 produces a long-lived intermediate.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Heavy-Rydberg Ion-Pair StateThesis2016-01-06