Formation Pumping of Molecular Hydrogen in Dark Clouds

Details Formation Pumping of Molecular Hydrogen in Dark Clouds Formation Pumping of Molecular Hydrogen in Dark Clouds

2010-10-14

arxiv.org/abs/1010.3040v1

ApJ 725 (2010) 1111-1123

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

32 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables

Scientific paper

Many theoretical and laboratory studies predict H2 to be formed in highly excited ro-vibrational states. The consequent relaxation of excited levels via a cascade of infrared transitions might be observable in emission from suitable interstellar regions. In this work, we model H2 formation pumping in standard dense clouds, taking into account the H/H2 transition zone, through an accurate description of chemistry and radiative transfer. The model includes recent laboratory data on H2 formation, as well as the effects of the interstellar UV field, predicting the populations of gas-phase H2 molecules and their IR emission spectra. Calculations suggest that some vibrationally excited states of H2 might be detectable towards lines of sight where significant destruction of H2 occurs, such as X-ray sources, and provide a possible explanation as to why observational attempts resulted in no detections reported to date.

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