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Λ-Doublet Population Inversion in Collisions of OH, OD, CH, CD and NH+

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

R. N. Dixon  and
D. Field
R. N. Dixon
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS U.K.
D. Field
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS U.K.

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The results of a new approach to the problem of the collisional step in the pumping cycle for OH and CH masers are reported. Rotationally inelastic collisions of OH and CH with both open and closed shell collision partners are considered using an expression derived from scattering theory. It is shown how Λ-doublet population inversion may arise in OH and CH. H-atoms and H2 may show opposite behaviour with CH, one partner cooling where collisions with the other lead to inversion. Implications for maser action are discussed and reveal excellent qualitative agreement with observation. Λ-doublet population inversion in OD, CD and NH+ is also considered.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 87: Interstellar Molecules , 1980 , pp. 583 - 587
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1980 

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