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Recreating interstellar ions with lasers
July 5, 2017
Trihydrogen, or H3+, has been called the molecule that made the universe, where it plays a greater role in astrochemistry than any other molecule. While H3+ is astronomically abundant, no scientist has understood the mechanisms that form it from organic molecules. Until now. Full Story
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Michigan State University
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