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Photon and electron ionization of the HeH+ Molecule

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With the first detection of HeH+ in nearby interstellar space, various molecular ionization and recombination processes are now being calculated to better understand the dynamics of the first molecule in the universe. We use a configuration-average distorted-wave method to compute the photon and electron ionization cross sections of HeH+ based on an earlier molecular structure tabulation.

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  1. Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA

    Michael Stuart Pindzola & Dennis Bodewits

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Pindzola, M.S., Bodewits, D. Photon and electron ionization of the HeH+ Molecule. Eur. Phys. J. D 74, 180 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2020-10274-5

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