Dissociative recombination and excitation of D5+by collisions with low-energy electrons

Hydrogen molecular ions: H3+, H5+ and beyond

Three decades after the spectroscopic detection of H₃⁺ in space, the inspiring developments in physics, chemistry and astronomy of H_n⁺ (n = 3, 5, 7) systems, which led to this Royal Society Discussion Meeting, are reviewed, the present state of the art as represented by the meeting surveyed and future lines of research considered. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Advances in hydrogen molecular ions: H₃⁺, H₅⁺ and beyond'.

Dissociative recombination of H3+ and D5. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2019;377:20180397. [PMID: 31378170 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2018.0397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0]

Compared with earlier years, the dissociative recombination of [Formula: see text] has not been very actively studied in recent years. New results from afterglow experiments are quoted and compared with results from ion storage rings and theory. New results for [Formula: see text] are discussed. This article also contains some historical remarks on hydrogen and its importance for the advancement of physics and chemistry. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Advances in hydrogen molecular ions: H₃⁺, H₅⁺ and beyond'.