Journal article
ROTATIONAL QUENCHING OF CO DUE TO H2 COLLISIONS
Abstract
Rate coefficients for state-to-state rotational transitions in CO induced by both para- and ortho-H2 collisions are presented. The results were obtained using the close-coupling method and the coupled-states approximation, with the CO–H2 interaction potential of Jankowski & Szalewicz. Rate coefficients are presented for temperatures between 1 and 3000 K, and for CO(v = 0, j) quenching from j = 1–40 to all lower j′ levels. Comparisons with …
Authors
Yang B; Stancil PC; Balakrishnan N; Forrey RC
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 718, No. 2, pp. 1062–1069
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
August 1, 2010
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/718/2/1062
ISSN
0004-637X