The H+H−⇄H2(v,j)+e− reaction : a consistent description of the associative detachment and dissociative attachment processes using the resonant scattering theory

The associative detachment process H+H − →H 2 (v,j)→e − and the inverse reaction H 2 (v,j)+e − , which leads to rovibrational excitation [H 2 (v',j')+e − ] and dissociative attachment (H+H − ), have been calculated consistently using the resonant scattering theory and detailed balance formulae. The evolution of the transient H 2 − molecular complex is governed by a local complex potential, obtained by combining the best short- and long-range potentials available in the literature.