ROVIBRATIONALLY RESOLVED PHOTODISSOCIATION OF HeH{sup +}
Accurate photodissociation cross sections have been obtained for the A{sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} <- X{sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} electronic transition of HeH{sup +} using ab initio potential curves and dipole transition moments. Partial cross sections have been evaluated for all rotational transitions from the vibrational levels v'' = 0-11 and over the entire accessible wavelength range {lambda}{lambda}100-1129. Assuming a Boltzmann distribution of the rovibrational levels of the X{sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} state, photodissociation cross sections are presented for temperatures between 500 and 12,000 K. A similar set of calculations was performed for the pure rovibrational photodissociation in the X{sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} electronic ground state, but covering photon wavelengths into the far-infrared. Applications of the cross sections to the destruction of HeH{sup +} in the early universe and in UV-irradiated environments such as primordial halos and protoplanetary disks are briefly discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 21576561
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 735, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/735/1/21; ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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