Open AccessThe formation of HeH + molecules
Author(s) -
Marjorie B. M apos,
Ewen,
F. L. Arnot
Publication year - 1939
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, mathematical and physical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.814
H-Index - 135
eISSN - 2053-9169
pISSN - 0080-4630
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1939.0093
Subject(s) - deuterium , helium , molecule , atomic physics , work (physics) , hydrogen , hydride , chemistry , mass spectrometry , physics , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , chromatography
Although a particle of apparent mass number 5, attributed to the singly-charged helium hydride molecule HeH+ , has been detected in massspectrographic work in mixtures of helium and hydrogen (Hogness and Lunn 1925) and has indeed been used to determine the mass of the deuteron by its position with respect to H2 H2 H1+ (Bainbridge 1933), yet no study of the conditions leading to its formation has previously been made. In view of the fact that no evidence of the existence of this molecule has been obtained from spectroscopic work it was desirable that a detailed investigation of the peak appearing at mass number 5 should be made, its molecular form definitely established and its mode of formation investigated.