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H3+ in the interstellar medium and in the laboratory

Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2016

Abstract

H3+, the simplest polyatomic ion, is a key precursor in many chemical reaction chains leading to the formation of complex molecules in interstellar molecular clouds. The experimental study of reactions leading to its formation and destruction at astrophysically relevant conditions gives important information for astrochemical models and enhances our understanding of chemical processes occurring in the interstellar medium.