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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 34, 2012
From Quantum Chemistry to Astrophysics: A Tribute to Pierre Valiron
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Article Number | 03001 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Atomic and molecular physics | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20123403001 | |
Published online | 04 October 2012 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20123403001
The early years of Pierre: importance of his work for Astrophysics and other fields of Physics
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique-Matière et Rayonnement, (UMR 7614 du CNRS) Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 - Paris Cedex 05, France
a e-mail: ronald.mac carroll@upmc.fr
A brief review is given of the pioneering work of Pierre during the years 1974-1981, during which time he investigated the state selective nature of electron capture by multiply charged ions under interstellar conditions. The various stages on the development of the methods used are presented: adiabatic representation and potential energy surfaces, non-adiabatic matrix elements, diabatic transformation, extraction of the S-matrix, optimal choice of reaction coordinates. Finally some very recent results on D++H2 → H++HD ion-molecule reactions inspired by the early work are presented.
© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2012
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