Abstract
Rotational excitation of the carbon monosulphide (CS) molecule by thermal electron-impact is studied using the molecular R-matrix method combined with the adiabatic-nuclei-rotation (ANR) approximation. Rate coefficients are obtained for electron temperatures in the range 5–5000 K and for transitions involving levels up to J= 40. It is confirmed that dipole allowed transitions (ΔJ= 1) are dominant and that the corresponding rate coefficients exceed those for excitation by neutrals by at least five orders of magnitude. As a result, the present rates should be included in any detailed population model of CS in sources where the electron fraction is larger than ∼10−5, in particular in diffuse molecular clouds and interstellar shocks.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1409-1412 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 403 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Apr 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Space and Planetary Science
- Astronomy and Astrophysics