Absolute rate coefficient measurements of the reactions of vibrationally cold HD+ and H3+ ions with neutral C atoms
(2024) PHYSICAL REVIEW A — Vol. 109, n° 062804, p. 062804-1 - 17 (2024)
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- (en) Ion-neutral reactions are driving the formation of small molecules in the gas phase of interstellar clouds, where hydrogen molecules and their ions are by far the most important collision partners for any species in the astrochemical network. Here we present absolute rate coefficient measurements for the reactions HD+ +C→CH+/CD+ +D/H and H3+ +C→CH+/CH2+ +H2/H obtained using a recently commissioned ion-neutral collision setup at the Cryogenic Storage Ring. Our measurements with vibrationally cold ions result in significantly higher rate coefficients when compared with previous studies using internally excited ions, bringing them in better agreement with classical capture theories. Moreover, we have performed detailed quasiclassical trajectory (QCT) calculations for the HD+ +C reaction, using new potential energy surfaces. Our experimental results and the QCT calculations show very good agreement for the absolute cross section of the reactions, as well as for the isotope effect. These results have great potential relevance for the chemistry of the interstellar medium and the onset of organic chemistry in space.
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Florian Grussie, Lukas Berger, Manfred Grieser, Abel Kalosi, Damian Müll, Oldrich Novotny, Aigars Znotins, Fabrice Dayou, Urbain, X., & Holger Kreckel. (2024). Absolute rate coefficient measurements of the reactions of vibrationally cold HD+ and H3+ ions with neutral C atoms. PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 109(062804), 062804-1 - 17. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.109.062804 (Original work published 2024)