Nuclear Spin Dependence in Reactions of Hydrogen (3+) Ion in the Laboratory and the Interstellar Medium

A comparison of the experimental results with observational data provides strong evidence that this reaction is the driving mechanism for the steady state enrichment of para- H+3 in diffuse clouds, and predictions from the models imply that it is also responsible for the enrichment of para- H+3 and para-H2 in dense clouds. The results of this work have implications for the use of the H+3 spin modifications as astrophysical probes, for understanding the deuterium chemistry of the interstellar medium, and for the fundamental chemical physics of these very simple molecules.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemical Physics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Tom, Brian Alan

Contributors dc:contributor

• McCall, Benjamin J.

• Chemistry, Physical

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3395518

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84348