Initial vibrational and rotational yields from subexcitation electrons in molecular hydrogen

Details Initial vibrational and rotational yields from subexcitation electrons in molecular hydrogen Initial vibrational and rotational yields from subexcitation electrons in molecular hydrogen

Mar 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987apj...314..419d&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 314, March 1, 1987, p. 419-421.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Electron Energy, Hydrogen, Molecular Excitation, Molecular Rotation, Vibrational Spectra, Galactic Radiation, Interstellar Gas, X Ray Sources

Scientific paper

As the energy of a single source electron injected into a molecular gas is degraded through collisions, initial products include secondary electrons, ions, and excited molecules. Electrons with kinetic energies less than the minimum required for excitation of the lowest electronic state are given the designation 'subexcitation electrons'. These electrons are still capable of exciting vibrational and rotational states of molecular gases. In this calculation, the initial numbers of vibrational and rotational excitations (yields) produced as the subexcitation electrons undergo further energy degradation are determined for molecular hydrogen. The calculation requires a complete set of cross section data for numerical solution of the Boltzmann equation. The initial energy distribution of electrons is taken to be the subexcitation distribution which was determined previously. The initial yields are tabulated for gas temperatures from 50 K to 1500 K for a source electron with initial energy 10 keV.

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