Rovibrationally Resolved Direct Photodissociation through the Lyman and Werner Transitions of H2 for FUV/X-Ray-irradiated Environments

Details Rovibrationally Resolved Direct Photodissociation through the Lyman and Werner Transitions of H2 for FUV/X-Ray-irradiated Environments Rovibrationally Resolved Direct Photodissociation through the Lyman and Werner Transitions of H2 for FUV/X-Ray-irradiated Environments

Feb 2012

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The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 746, Issue 1, article id. 78 (2012).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Ism: Molecules, Molecular Data, Molecular Processes, Photon-Dominated Region: Pdr, X-Rays: Ism

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Using ab initio potential curves and dipole transition moments, cross-section calculations were performed for the direct continuum photodissociation of H2 through the B 1Σ+ u <-- X 1Σ+ g (Lyman) and C 1Π u <-- X 1Σ+ g (Werner) transitions. Partial cross-sections were obtained for wavelengths from 100 Å to the dissociation threshold between the upper electronic state and each of the 301 bound rovibrational levels v''J'' within the ground electronic state. The resulting cross-sections are incorporated into three representative classes of interstellar gas models: diffuse clouds, photon-dominated regions, and X-ray-dominated regions (XDRs). The models, which used the CLOUDY plasma/molecular spectra simulation code, demonstrate that direct photodissociation is comparable to fluorescent dissociation (or spontaneous radiative dissociation, the Solomon process) as an H2 destruction mechanism in intense far-ultraviolet or X-ray-irradiated gas. In particular, changes in H2 rotational column densities are found to be as large as 20% in the XDR model with the inclusion of direct photodissociation. The photodestruction rate from some high-lying rovibrational levels can be enhanced by pumping from H Lyβ due to a wavelength coincidence with cross-section resonances resulting from quasi-bound levels of the upper electronic states. Given the relatively large size of the photodissociation data set, a strategy is described to create truncated, but reliable, cross-section data consistent with the wavelength resolving power of typical observations.

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