J.T. Pottage
The rotational excitation of methanol by para-hydrogen
Pottage, J.T.; Flower, D.R.; Davis, S.L.
Abstract
In this paper, we present the results of calculations of cross-sections and rate coefficients for rotationally inelastic transitions in methanol (CH3OH), in its ground torsional state, induced by collisions with para-H2 in its ground rotational state. The interaction potential was calculated by means of many-body perturbation theory, and the corresponding cross-sections computed using the coupled states approximation to the Schrödinger equation for the CH3OH–H2 system. The rate coefficients have been calculated for kinetic temperatures in the range 5 ≤T≤ 200 K. We found that, although the rate coefficients for para-H2 are qualitatively similar to those computed for He, the collisional propensity rules are less pronounced when the perturber is para-H2 than when it is He. The rate coefficients for CH3OH–H2 tend to be larger than for CH3OH–He, a tendency which is anticipated from a comparison of the corresponding interaction potentials. Although our discussion is in terms of E-type methanol, the analogous results for A-type methanol and para-H2 are also available. Our calculations are the first to consider H2 as a collision partner for CH3OH and are directly relevant to the interpretation of observations of methanol in the interstellar medium.
Citation
Pottage, J., Flower, D., & Davis, S. (2004). The rotational excitation of methanol by para-hydrogen. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 352(1), 39-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07888.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2004-07 |
Deposit Date | Mar 6, 2008 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Royal Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 352 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 39-43 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07888.x |
Keywords | Molecular data, Molecular processes, Molecules, ISM. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1617116 |
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