Insights into ultrafast H3+ formation provide a glimpse into primordial chemistry

[Marco E. Ciriotti]

Referenza:
▪ Dantus, M. (2023): Insights into ultrafast H3+ formation provide a glimpse into primordial chemistry. Nature Chemistry, 15, 1202–1203.

Abstract:
When atoms first appeared in the Universe, molecules were needed to help coalesce them into stars. The trihydrogen cation H3+ is among the prime candidates for that process, and now two independent studies provide detailed insight into the ultrafast dynamics of the formation of this important ion from two hydrogen molecules.