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Dissociative recombination of HCO/sup +/: Complete active space (CAS) SCF electronic structure calculations

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OSTI ID:6862143
Laboratory measurements of the dissociative recombination of electrons with HCO/sup /plus// ions were performed using the stationary microwave afterglow technique as well as in a flowing afterglow Langmuir probe (FALP) experiment. CASSCF calculations suggest that the recombination of vibrationally cold HCO/sup /plus// ions with low-energy electrons can only proceed via an indirect reaction mechanism. Three different dissociation channels are in principle available to stabilize the intermediate states formed by electron capture. Dissociation can occur along the repulsive potentials of the X /sup 2/..sigma../sup /plus// and of the first excited /sup 2/..sigma../sup /plus// and /sup 2//Pi/ states of HCO. Different electronic states of CO are produced in the three different dissociation channels and their exothermicities vary from ..delta..E/sub e/ = 7.1 eV for CO (X /sup 1/..sigma../sup /plus//) to ..delta..E/sub e/ = 1.1 eV for CO (a /sup 3//Pi/) and finally to ..delta..E/sub e/ = 0.2 eV for CO (a' /sup 3/..sigma../sup /plus//). 11 refs., 3 figs.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6862143
Report Number(s):
UCRL-99009; CONF-8805162-2; ON: DE88014140
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English