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Cooling of the 6-centimeter and 2-centimeter doublets of interstellar H$sub 2$CO by collision: an accurate quantum-mechanical calculation

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 200, no. 3, pp. L175-L177
OSTI ID:4148601
Cooling of the 6-cm and 2-cm levels of interstellar H$sub 2$CO by a collisional pump is verified by a series of accurate quantum-mechanical calculations. The j=3 ortho doublet is found to be an integral part of the collisional pumping scheme. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Department of Chemistry and Inorganic Materials Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
NSA Number:
NSA-33-010158
OSTI ID:
4148601
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 200, no. 3, pp. L175-L177, Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 200, no. 3, pp. L175-L177; ISSN AJLEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English