Radiative Association of Ag and H: Formation of AgH from Ab Initio Calculations

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Autores principales: Jiang, Lin, Wang, Yu, Yang, Yukun, Qiu, Xuanbing, Tian, Yali, Guo, Guqing, Liu, Ling, Li, Chuanliang, Wu, Yong
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author Jiang, Lin
Wang, Yu
Yang, Yukun
Qiu, Xuanbing
Tian, Yali
Guo, Guqing
Liu, Ling
Li, Chuanliang
Wu, Yong
author_facet Jiang, Lin
Wang, Yu
Yang, Yukun
Qiu, Xuanbing
Tian, Yali
Guo, Guqing
Liu, Ling
Li, Chuanliang
Wu, Yong
contents Radiative association processes leading to the formation of AgH in cold astrophysical environments are investigated for the first time using full quantum scattering theory. High accuracy potential energy curves and transition dipole moments for the low-lying electronic states (X$^1Σ^+$, A$^1Σ^+$, $1^1Π$, $3^1Σ^+$, $2^1Π$) are computed employing the internally contracted multireference configuration interaction method with Davidson correction. Vibrationally and rotationally resolved radiative association cross sections are calculated for transitions from these initial states to the ground X$^1Σ^+$ state. Prominent shape resonances arising from quasi-bound rovibrational levels behind centrifugal barriers are identified, with the $2^1Π\to$ X$^1Σ^+$ channel exhibiting the strongest contribution at low collision energies. Stimulated radiative association under blackbody radiation fields (up to $T = 20\,000$ K) produces modest enhancements, predominantly in the ground-state channel. Thermal rate coefficients computed over 10$^{-1}$--$10^4$~K reveal a general decreasing trend with temperature for all channels. The results provide essential kinetic data for astrochemical models of transition-metal hydride formation in low-temperature interstellar and circumstellar environments.
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spellingShingle Radiative Association of Ag and H: Formation of AgH from Ab Initio Calculations
Jiang, Lin
Wang, Yu
Yang, Yukun
Qiu, Xuanbing
Tian, Yali
Guo, Guqing
Liu, Ling
Li, Chuanliang
Wu, Yong
Atomic Physics
Radiative association processes leading to the formation of AgH in cold astrophysical environments are investigated for the first time using full quantum scattering theory. High accuracy potential energy curves and transition dipole moments for the low-lying electronic states (X$^1Σ^+$, A$^1Σ^+$, $1^1Π$, $3^1Σ^+$, $2^1Π$) are computed employing the internally contracted multireference configuration interaction method with Davidson correction. Vibrationally and rotationally resolved radiative association cross sections are calculated for transitions from these initial states to the ground X$^1Σ^+$ state. Prominent shape resonances arising from quasi-bound rovibrational levels behind centrifugal barriers are identified, with the $2^1Π\to$ X$^1Σ^+$ channel exhibiting the strongest contribution at low collision energies. Stimulated radiative association under blackbody radiation fields (up to $T = 20\,000$ K) produces modest enhancements, predominantly in the ground-state channel. Thermal rate coefficients computed over 10$^{-1}$--$10^4$~K reveal a general decreasing trend with temperature for all channels. The results provide essential kinetic data for astrochemical models of transition-metal hydride formation in low-temperature interstellar and circumstellar environments.
title Radiative Association of Ag and H: Formation of AgH from Ab Initio Calculations
topic Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.25297