Theoretical studies of charged particle collisions

Mutual neutralization in collisions of Li+ with CN−

“…Except for a preliminary calculation 4 on H À + H 2 + in reduced dimensionality, ab initio and fully quantum mechanical studies of the mutual neutralization reaction are so far limited to collisions of atomic ions (see for example [5][6][7] and references therein). There have been numerous studies of mutual neutralization reactions where the nuclear motion is described classically, and the transition probabilities are estimated using, e.g., the Landau-Zener model.…”

“…There is a need to go beyond collisions of atomic ions. As mentioned, there are some preliminary ab initio calculations 4 on H À + H 2 + . This system is complicated by the high exothermicity, allowing a multitude of product channels, including three-body breakup.…”