Collision Processes in Astrophysical Environments

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Aug 1994

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ATOMIC PHYSICS 14: Fourteenth International Conference on Atomic Physics. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 323, pp. 437-449 (

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Collisions of atoms, ions, electrons and molecules play an important role in the interpretation of astronomical observations and in our understanding of the physical characteristics and the history and evolution of astronomical objects. Two very different astrophysical environments are explored here. Collision processes leading to the formation of molecules in the early universe are discussed. Because of their unique cooling capabilities, molecules may have been significant in enabling the first objects to form from primordial clouds. Atomic collisions are central to the interpretation of emission lines in astrophysical plasmas. Recent work in predicting element abundances in planetary nebulae is highlighted.

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