THE ROLE OF H+ AND H-3+ IONS IN THE DEGRADATION OF INTERSTELLAR-MOLECULES

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作者
SMITH, D [1 ]
SPANEL, P [1 ]
MILLAR, TJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,INST SCI & TECHNOL,DEPT MATH,MANCHESTER M60 1QD,LANCS,ENGLAND
关键词
MOLECULAR PROCESSES; ISM; ABUNDANCES; CLOUDS; MOLECULES;
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10.1093/mnras/266.1.31
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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The results of recent laboratory studies of the reactions of H+ and H-3+ with a number of molecular gases are interpreted from the viewpoint of interstellar chemistry. Many of the reactions of these ions result in the ionization and fragmentation of neutral reactant gases. Pseudo-time-dependent calculations of the chemistry in dense molecular clouds indicate that molecular abundances are reduced by the inclusion of such reactions, but generally by less than a factor of 5.
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