Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981ap%26ss..75..353s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 75, no. 2, Apr. 1981, p. 353-363.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Amorphous Materials, Astrophysics, Gas-Solid Interactions, Granular Materials, Hydrogen, Molecular Gases, Adsorption, Chemical Reactions, Ice, Polycrystals, Single Crystals
Scientific paper
The rate of formation of molecular hydrogen from hydrogen atoms adsorbed on amorphous grains taken to represent interstellar dust grains is analyzed. Following a brief review of the structure and thermodynamics of amorphous grains and the evidence that interstellar grains are indeed amorphous, consideration is given to the mechanism of formation of H2 molecules by the impact of H atoms on grains with adsorbed H atoms, and it is concluded that on amorphous grains, molecule formation will only occur if H atoms are adsorbed within a distance on the order of 10 A of each other. Rates of H2 formation on single crystal and polycrystalline grains are then calculated and compared with those for amorphous grains, and it is shown that, except for certain temperatures and high H atom densities, the rates of H2 formation on polycrystalline and amorphous grains are up to a few orders of magnitude lower than on single crystals. The results suggest that amorphous grains will lead to H2 clouds with irregular and sharply delineated features in contrast to the more uniform clouds formed on crystalline grains.
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