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