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Interactions of Atomic and Molecular Hydrogen with a Diamond-like Carbon Surface: H2 Formation and Desorption

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Title: Interactions of Atomic and Molecular Hydrogen with a Diamond-like Carbon Surface: H2 Formation and Desorption
Authors: Tsuge, Masashi Browse this author
Hama, Tetsuya Browse this author
Kimura, Yuki Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Kouchi, Akira Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Watanabe, Naoki Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Issue Date: 10-Jun-2019
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal
Volume: 878
Issue: 1
Start Page: 1
End Page: 10
Publisher DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab1e4e
Abstract: The interactions of atomic and molecular hydrogen with bare interstellar dust grain surfaces are important for understanding H2 formation at relatively high temperatures (>20 K). We investigate the diffusion of physisorbed H atoms and the desorption energetics of H2 molecules on an amorphous diamond-like carbon (DLC) surface. From temperature-programmed desorption experiments with a resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) method for H2 detection, the H2 coverage-dependent activation energies for H2 desorption are determined. The activation energies decrease with increasing H2 coverage and are centered at 30 meV with a narrow distribution. Using a combination of photostimulated desorption and REMPI methods, the time variations of the surface number density of H2 following atomic and molecular hydrogen depositions are studied. From these measurements, we show that H2 formation on a DLC surface is quite efficient, even at 20 K. A significant kinetic isotope effect for H2 and D2 recombination reactions suggests that H-atom diffusion on a DLC surface is mediated by quantum mechanical tunneling. In astrophysically relevant conditions, H2 recombination due to physisorbed H-atoms is unlikely to occur at 20 K, suggesting that chemisorbed H atoms might play a role in H2 formation at relatively high temperatures.
Rights: This is the Accepted Manuscript version of an article accepted for publication in Astrophysical journal. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab1e4e.
Type: article (author version)
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/78487
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