Theory of dissociative recombination of molecular ions with competing direct and indirect mechanisms applied to CH+

Abstract

The authors present a computational analysis of dissociative recombination of CH${}^{+}$, in which both direct and indirect mechanisms are included. Good agreement with experiments is found in a wide regime while an explanation for disagreement was provided at lower energies. The theoretical method used in this study could be applicable in a wide range of diatomic cations.