\textit{Ab initio} Study of Dissociative Electron Attachment to ClCN and BrCN

ClCN and BrCN are pseudobihalogens, that is both CN and Cl/Br have positive electron affinities. This means that dissociative electron attachment is possible into two final fragment channels, CN$^{-}$ and Cl$^{-}$/Br$^{-}$. The resonance parameters for this system are obtained from electron scattering calculations using the Complex Kohn Variational method. These resonance parameters are used as input into both a time-dependent wave packet calculation and a time-independent calculation using the discrete variable representation and exterior complex scaling . The calculated cross sections will be reported and compared to available experiment. Work supported by the NSF PHY-02-44911 and from The Center for Biophotonics, an NSF Science and Technology Center PHY 0120999.