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Dust as catalyst/ reservoir<br />

H 2<br />

in MW NOT explained by gas phase reactions : Grain Gould & Salpeter 1963<br />

In the MW, H 2<br />

formation <strong>dust</strong> >> gas<br />

Reaction exothermic → products gas<br />

H 2<br />

(60-70 %)<br />

Extinction Av ~3<br />

Gas phase species → <strong>dust</strong> and make ices<br />

Hollenbach et al. 2009 ApJ, 690, 1497

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