S Cazaux et al 2005 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 6 155 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/6/1/016
S Cazaux1, P Caselli1, A G G M Tielens2, J Le Bourlot3 and M Walmsley1
Show affiliationsWe reconsider H2 formation on grain surfaces. We develop a rate equation model which takes into account the presence of both physisorbed and chemisorbed sites on the surface, including quantum mechanical tunnelling and thermal diffusion. In this study, we take into consideration the uncertainties on the characteristics of graphitic surfaces. We calculate the H2 formation efficiency with the Langmuir Hinshelwood and Eley Rideal mechanisms, and discuss the importance of these mechanisms for a wide range of grain and gas temperatures. We also develop a Monte Carlo simulation to calculate the H2 formation efficiency and compare the results to our rate equation models. Our results are the following: (1) Depending on the barrier againt chemisorption, we predict the efficiency of H2 formation for a wide range of grain and gas temperatures. (2) The Eley-Rideal mechanism has an impact on the H2 formation efficiency at high grain and gas temperatures. (3) The fact that we consider chemisorption in our model makes the rate equation and Monte Carlo approaches equivalent.
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