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Boffins with frickin' laser beams chase universe's mysterious trihydrogen

Swarthy
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Hmmm...

I would have thought that the formation went H2 + H+ -> H3+

Basically, you take H2, slam a loose proton (positive hydrogen ion) into it, and you've got your H3+, no need for emitted electrons.

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