H 2 + molecular ion in a strong magnetic field: Ground state
H 2 + molecular ion in a strong magnetic field: Ground state
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DOI:
10.1103/physreva.68.012504
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发表时间:
2002-12
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
J. Vieyra;A. Turbiner
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作者:
J. Vieyra;A. Turbiner
A detailed quantitative analysis of the system of two protons and one electron (ppe) placed in magnetic field ranging from ${10}^{9}\char21{}4.414\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{13}\mathrm{G}$ is presented. The present study is focused on the question of the existence of the molecular ion ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}^{+}$ in a magnetic field. A variational method with an optimization of the form of the vector potential (optimal gauge fixing) is used as a tool. It is shown that in the domain of applicability of the nonrelativistic approximation the (ppe) system in the Born-Oppenheimer approximation has a well-pronounced minimum in the total energy at a finite interproton distance for $B\ensuremath{\lesssim}{10}^{11}\mathrm{G},$ thus manifesting the existence of ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}^{+}.$ For $B\ensuremath{\gtrsim}{10}^{11}\mathrm{G}$ and large inclinations (of the molecular axis with respect to the magnetic line) the minimum disappears and hence the molecular ion ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}^{+}$ does not exist. It is shown that the most stable configuration of ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}^{+}$ always corresponds to protons situated along the magnetic line. With magnetic field growth the ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}^{+}$ ion becomes more and more tightly bound and compact, and the electronic distribution evolves from a two-peak to a one-peak pattern. The domain of inclinations where the ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}^{+}$ ion exists reduces with magnetic field increase and finally becomes $0\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}\char21{}25\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ at $B=4.414\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{13}\mathrm{G}.$ Phase-transition-type behavior of variational parameters for some interproton distances related to the beginning of the chemical reaction ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}^{+}\ensuremath{\leftrightarrow}\mathrm{H}+p$ is found.