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Title: Kinetic-energy release of fragments from electron-impact dissociation of the molecular hydrogen ion and its isotopologues

Journal Article · · Physical Review A
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  1. Curtin Univ., Perth, WA (Australia). Curtin Inst. for Computation. Dept. of Physics, Astronomy and Medical Radiation Sciences
  2. Curtin Univ., Perth, WA (Australia). Curtin Inst. for Computation. Dept. of Physics, Astronomy and Medical Radiation Sciences; Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We calculate here the kinetic-energy release distributions of fragments produced for electron-impact dissociation of the vibrationally excited molecular hydrogen ion $${{\mathrm{H}}_{2}}^{+}$$ and its isotopologues $${{\mathrm{D}}_{2}}^{+}$$ and $${{\mathrm{T}}_{2}}^{+}$$. Here we apply the adiabatic-nuclei convergent close-coupling method and compare results with several different methods, including the $${\delta}$$ approximation. Results are presented for a number of dissociative excitation transitions and dissociative ionization as a function of the initial vibrational state of the molecule. We confirm that the square root approximation is a good approximation for the adiabatic-nuclei kinetic-energy release cross sections of $${{\mathrm{H}}_{2}}^{+}$$. Agreement with experiment, where available, is good.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Curtin Univ., Perth, WA (Australia)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Australian Research Council
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1514929
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1375556
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-23201
Journal Information:
Physical Review A, Vol. 96, Issue 2; ISSN 2469-9926
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 12 works
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