González-Sánchez, L;
Mant, BP;
Wester, R;
Gianturco, FA;
(2020)
Rotationally Inelastic Collisions of CN⁻ with He: Computing Cross Sections and Rates in the Interstellar Medium.
The Astrophysical Journal
, 897
(1)
, Article 75. 10.3847/1538-4357/ab94a0.
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Abstract
A newly calculated ab initio potential energy surface is used to compute collision-driven state-changing cross sections and rate coefficients over a range from 5 to 100 K for CN−(1Σ), the smallest anion detected in the interstellar medium, interacting with He, an abundant species in this environment. We compare our presently computed rate coefficients with those previously published for the similar and important systems CN–He, CN-H2, and CN−–H2 to illustrate the broader network of inelastic, state-changing processes for these four systems. We also discuss the size-scaling effects that occur when changing partners from He to H2. We further analyze the differences in size between collision-driven rate coefficients when going from neutral CN to its anion. All the present results are discussed in detail, to provide accurate and realistic data for chemical networks that wish to include the CN− anion in their modeling of astrochemical environments.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Rotationally Inelastic Collisions of CN⁻ with He: Computing Cross Sections and Rates in the Interstellar Medium |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3847/1538-4357/ab94a0 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab94a0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
| Keywords: | Diffuse molecular clouds; Molecular clouds; Molecular physics; Collision processes; Radiative processes; De-excitation rates; Excitation rates |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10105384 |
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