view Abstract Citations (26) References (6) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Quantum effects in the formation of CH+ by radiative association. Abgrall, H. ; Giusti-Suzor, A. ; Roueff, E. Abstract The rate coefficient for radiative association of CH/plus/ is calculated for temperatures ranging from 20 K to 1000 K with a quantum treatment including the rotational distortion of the nuclear wave functions. The sharp resonances arising in the process are systematically enumerated and located. They result in an enhancement of no more than 25 percent for the rate coefficient, in comparison with the semiclassical values. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: July 1976 DOI: 10.1086/182181 Bibcode: 1976ApJ...207L..69A Keywords: Free Radicals; Hydrocarbons; Interstellar Matter; Molecular Interactions; Radiative Recombination; Recombination Coefficient; Abundance; Quantum Mechanics; Reaction Kinetics; Resonance; Temperature Effects; Wave Functions; Astrophysics full text sources ADS |