Updated compilation of electron-Cl2 scattering cross sections

We present a set of cross sections for electron scattering from ground state neutral chlorine molecules in the energy range from 0.01 to 100 eV. This cross section set is based on the recommendations in the review paper by Christophorou and Olthoff (1999 J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 28 131) and on more recently published theoretical and experimental results. These cross sections are used as input to a Boltzmann equation solver to yield the electron energy distribution as a function of E/N, the ratio of the electric field strength to neutral density, from which electron transport and rate coefficients (swarm parameters) in gas mixtures containing Cl-2 are obtained. Reasonable agreement with the more reliable of the measured swarm parameters is obtained after slightly adjusting the magnitudes of some of the cross sections. While this agreement validates to some extent the cross section set, it is important to note that swarm data in Cl-2-containing mixtures are limited and that there is a critical need for further measurements.