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arxiv: 1203.4877 · v1 · pith:XHPXWSQUnew · submitted 2012-03-22 · 🌌 astro-ph.SR

Inelastic Mg+H collision data for non-LTE applications in stellar atmospheres

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keywords calculationscoefficientsdataquantumrateapplicationsatmosphereschemical
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Rate coefficients for inelastic Mg+H collisions are calculated for all transitions between the lowest seven levels and the ionic state (charge transfer). The rate coefficients are based on cross-sections from full quantum scattering calculations, which are themselves based on detailed quantum chemical calculations for the MgH molecule. The data are needed for non-LTE applications in cool astrophysical environments, especially cool stellar atmospheres, and are presented for a temperature range of 500-8000 K. From consideration of the sensitivity of the cross-sections to various uncertainties in the calculations, most importantly input quantum chemical data and the numerical accuracy of the scattering calculations, a measure of the possible uncertainties in the rate coefficients is estimated.

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