no code implementations • 5 Mar 2021 • A. Veselinova, M. Agundez, J. R. Goicoechea, M. Menendez, A. Zanchet, E. Verdasco, P. G. Jambrina, F. J. Aoiz
In this study we calculate the dependence of the reaction rate coefficient on the rotational and vibrational state of H$_2$ and evaluate the impact on the abundance of OH in interstellar regions strongly irradiated by far-UV photons, where H2 can be efficiently pumped to excited vibrational states.
Astrophysics of Galaxies