https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-025-01048-0
Regular Article - Atoms, Molecules, Ions, and Clusters
Dissociative electron attachment to NaCN
1
Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, S-106 91, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
2
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 95616, Davis, California, USA
a
aasal@fysik.su.se
b
aeorel@ucdavis.edu
Received:
5
June
2025
Accepted:
6
August
2025
Published online:
6
September
2025
Dissociative electron attachment to NaCN is investigated theoretically by combining electron scattering calculations, structure calculations and wave packet dynamics. Non-adiabatic couplings between resonant states and electronically bound states of NaCN
are considered. The calculated cross section has a threshold of 0.68 eV. Due to the very narrow autoionization widths of the electronic resonant states, the magnitude of the cross section is very low. Hence, dissociative electron attachment is not a pathway for forming CN in interstellar space.
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-025-01048-0.
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