Electron collisions with sulfur compounds SO, SO2 and SO2AB (A, B = Cl, F): various total cross sections

This paper reports our theoretical investigations into electron scattering with SO, SO2, SO2Cl2, SO2ClF and SO2F2 in the energy range from the ionization threshold to 2000 eV. The present studies are prompted by the occurrence and applications of these molecular species in atmospheric and astrophysical systems, together with a paucity of data for SO and SO(2)AB (A, B = Cl, F) species. Complex model potential calculations are carried out to find total elastic as well as inelastic cross sections, and ionization cross sections are retrieved from inelastic cross sections in a semi-empirical approximation. Comparisons with other data are made and discussed.