The gas temperature in non-equilibrium plasmas is often obtained from the plasma-induced
emission by measuring the rotational temperature of a diatomic molecule in its excited state …

We review the gas-phase chemistry in extraterrestrial space that is driven by reactions with
atomic and molecular ions. Ions are ubiquitous in space and are potentially responsible for …

A model of fast heating of nitrogen–oxygen mixtures excited by a gas discharge in a broad
range of reduced electric fields E/N is presented. It is shown that in air at E/N⩽ 200 Td the …

ABSTRACT Water In Star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH) is a key program on the
Herschel Space Observatory designed to probe the physical and chemical structures of …

The critical fusion reactor design issue of tritium codeposition in tokamaks with carbon as
wall material is closely linked with the plasma chemistry involving hydrocarbons. A complete …

The absolute dissociative recombination and absolute dissociative excitation rate
coefficients and cross sections have been determined for N2 and electrons for collision …

We have used a coupled time-dependent chemical and dynamical model to investigate the
lifetime of the chemical legacy in the wake of C-type shocks. We concentrate this study on …

We present an experimental study of the dissociative recombination (DR) of H 3 O+ and its
isotopomers D 3 O+ and HD 2 O+ performed at the ASTRID storage ring. DR cross sections …

We report observations of three rotational transitions of molecular oxygen (O 2) in emission
from the H 2 Peak 1 position of vibrationally excited molecular hydrogen in Orion. We …

The origins of planets, and perhaps of life itself, are intrinsically linked to the chemistry of
planet formation. In astronomy these systems are labeled protoplanetary disks—disks on the …