REASSESSMENT OF THE DISSOCIATIVE RECOMBINATION OF N{sub 2}H{sup +} AT CRYRING
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm (Sweden)
The dissociative recombination (DR) of N{sub 2}H{sup +} has been reinvestigated at the heavy ion storage ring CRYRING at the Manne Siegbahn Laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden. Thermal rate coefficients for electron temperatures between 10 and 1000 K have been deduced. We show that electron recombination is expected to play an approximately equally important role as CO in the removal of N{sub 2}H{sup +} in dark interstellar clouds. We note that a deeper knowledge on the influence of the ions' rotational temperature in the DR of N{sub 2}H{sup +} would be helpful to set further constraints on the relative importance of the different destruction mechanisms for N{sub 2}H{sup +} in these environments. The branching fractions in the DR of N{sub 2}H{sup +} have been reinvestigated at {approx}0 eV relative kinetic energy, showing a strong dominance of the N{sub 2} + H production channel (93{sup +4}{sub -2}%) with the rest leading to NH + N. These results are in good agreement with flowing afterglow experiments and in disagreement with an earlier measurement at CRYRING.
- OSTI ID:
- 22092277
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 757, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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