Collisional excitation rates of H2O with H2-I. Pure rotational excitation rates with para-H2 at very low temperature

ML Dubernet, A Grosjean�- Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2002 - aanda.org
ML Dubernet, A Grosjean
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2002aanda.org
Close coupling (CC) calculations of pure rotational excitation rates of H 2 O by para-H 2 are
performed between 5 K and 20 K. Some discrepancies with Phillips et al.([CITE],[CITE]) are
found and explained. We find that the presence of resonances greatly influences the
excitation rates at very low temperature. Fits of our collisional rates are provided.
Close coupling (CC) calculations of pure rotational excitation rates of H2O by para-H2 are performed between 5�K and 20�K. Some discrepancies with Phillips et�al. ([CITE], [CITE]) are found and explained. We find that the presence of resonances greatly influences the excitation rates at very low temperature. Fits of our collisional rates are provided.
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