Open AccessFormation of ${{\rm{H}}}_{3}^{-}$ molecular ions by Three-Body Recombination
Author(s) -
H. da Silva,
Olivier Dulieu,
Maurice Raoult
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1412/12/122026
Subject(s) - ion , molecule , triatomic molecule , physics , chemistry , atomic physics , crystallography , quantum mechanics
Synopsis The simplest triatomic molecular ion H 3 − , is predicted to be stable, but has not yet been directly observed experimentally. He we model its formation via Three-Body Recombination of cold and trapped H − ions colliding with H 2 molecules in the presence of a buffer gas of He atoms.