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Electron radiative recombination is a chemical process whereby an electron reacts with a positive atomic ion to produce a neutral atom with the emission of a photon (i.e., radiation). Examples include electron reaction with H+ to produce a neutral H atom plus a photon; photons produced in this process are responsible for the red color of many low-density nebulae.
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Charnley, S.B. (2014). Electron Radiative Recombination. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_498-3
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