Resonant ion pair formation from collisions of electrons with ground state diatomic molecular ions has been observed and absolute cross sections measured. The cross section for HD+ is characterized by an abrupt threshold at 1.9 eV and 14 resolved peaks in the range of energies 0 less than or equal to E less than or equal to 14 eV. The dominant mechanism responsible fbr the structures appears to be resonant capture and stabilization, modified by two-channel quantum interference. Data on HF+ show structure correlated with photoionization of HF and with dissociative recombination of electrons with this ion.
Zong, W., Dunn, G., Djuric, N., Larsson, M., Greene, C., Al-Khalili, A., Neau, A., Derkatch, A., Vikor, L., Shi, W., Le Padellec, A., Rosen, S., Danared, H., & Ugglas, M. (1999). Resonant ion pair formation in electron collisions with ground state molecular ions. Physical Review Letters, 83(5), 951-954. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.951 (Original work published 1999)