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The onset of condensation: Association reactions

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Association reactions are important in a variety of astronomical regions for increasing molecular complexity and as a prelude to condensation. Theories are presented for the two mechanisms — three-body and radiative — by which association reactions occur in the gas phase. The theory for three-body association is in satisfactory agreement with a variety of laboratory studies. This agreement lends confidence to the idea that both theories can be utilized for association reactions of astrophysical importance.

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  1. Dept of Chemistry, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.

    Eric Herbst (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow)

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Invited contribution to the Proceedings of a Workshop onThermodynamics and Kinetics of Dust Formation in the Space Medium held at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 6–8 September, 1978.

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Herbst, E. The onset of condensation: Association reactions. Astrophys Space Sci 65, 13–20 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00643485

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