Excitation of Atomic Oxygen and Carbon by Collisions with Hydrogen Atoms
- 5 November 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 163 (1) , 26-33
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.163.26
Abstract
Cross sections are calculated for the excitation of fine-structure levels in neutral atomic oxygen and in both neutral and singly ionized carbon by collisions with neutral hydrogen atoms. The appropriate reaction rates are averaged over a Maxwell distribution of relative velocities, and the results are applied to a discussion of atomic cooling processes in the interstellar medium.Keywords
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