Formation of H$_3^-$ by radiative association of H$_2$ and H$^-$ in the interstellar medium

Details Formation of H$_3^-$ by radiative association of H$_2$ and H$^-$ in the interstellar medium Formation of H$_3^-$ by radiative association of H$_2$ and H$^-$ in the interstellar medium

2011-02-25

arxiv.org/abs/1102.5174v1

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Atomic Physics

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We develop the theory of radiative association of an atom and a diatomic molecule within a close-coupling framework. We apply it to the formation of H$_3^-$ after the low energy collision (below 0.5 eV) of H$_2$ with H$^-$. Using recently obtained potential energy and permanent dipole moment surfaces of H$_3^-$, we calculate the lowest rovibrational levels of the H$_3^-$ electronic ground state, and the cross section for the formation of H$_3^-$ by radiative association between H$^-$ and ortho- and para-H$_2$. We discuss the possibility for the H$_3^-$ ion to be formed and observed in the cold and dense interstellar medium in an environment with a high ionization rate. Such an observation would be a probe for the presence of H$^-$ in the interstellar medium.

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