The formation of H2 on interstellar dust

Details The formation of H2 on interstellar dust The formation of H2 on interstellar dust

Jan 1993

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 260, no. 1, p. 37-42.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

62

Cosmic Dust, Hydrogen, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds, Dark Matter, Emission Spectra, Ice, Molecular Excitation, Vibrational Spectra

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We consider the process of H2 formation on realistic dust grain materials. We argue that formation on amorphous H2O ice and polymeric cabonaceous materials leaves H2 in a highly excited vibrational state, while formation on aromatic carbonaceous material gives H2 in states of low excitation. We calculate the H2 vibrational emission intensity arising from H2 formation in dark clouds from which UV radiation is excluded. We show that this emission may be detectable with present technology, and should certainly be detectable at very high spectral resolution. Formation of H2 on amorphous ice leads to local heating which may desorb local CO. We propose that the observed extinction threshold for solid CO is controlled by this process, and show that it leads to CO deposition in distinct polar and non-polar environments, as observed. Observational consequences of this prediction are described.

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