Charge transfer between N/+/ and H

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view Abstract Citations (72) References (8) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Charge transfer between N+ and H. Butler, S. E. ; Dalgarno, A. Abstract The charge transfer reaction N/+) + H yields N + H(+) affects the ionization structure of nitrogen in astrophysical nebulae. The cross sections for the reaction are calculated on the assumption that it proceeds by a spin-orbit coupling between the a4Sigma(-) and x2Pi states of NH(+). The quantal distorted wave approximation is employed, and the distorted wave equations are solved by numerical integration. The rate coefficient is 1.0 x 10 to the -12th cu cm/s at a temperature of 10,000 K, a value substantially smaller than an earlier theoretical estimate based upon the orbiting approximation but in harmony with empirical determinations. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: December 1979 DOI: 10.1086/157554 Bibcode: 1979ApJ...234..765B Keywords: Charge Transfer; Hydrogen Atoms; Interstellar Chemistry; Ionic Reactions; Molecular Interactions; Nebulae; Nitrogen Ions; Gas Ionization; Interatomic Forces; Interstellar Gas; Reaction Kinetics; Spin-Orbit Interactions; Astrophysics; Atomic Processes full text sources ADS |