Reaction Studies of Neutral Atomic $\mathrm{C}$ with ${\mathrm{H}}_3^{+}$ using a Merged-Beams Apparatus

A. P. O'Connor, X. Urbain, J. Stützel +4

We have investigated the chemistry of $\mathrm{C}+{\mathrm{H}}_3^{+}$ forming CH${}^{+}$, CH${}_2^{+}$, and CH${}_3^{+}$. These reactions are believed to be some of the key gas-phase astrochemical processes…