Author:
Derouich Moncef,Zaheer Ahmad Badruddin,Alruhaili Aied,Qutub Saleh
Abstract
We are interested in quantum calculations of polarization transfer (PT) rates due to collisions of the SiO molecule with the electrons. We determine the inelastic PT rates associated to the transitions: X 1Σ+→3Π; X 1Σ+→3Σ+; X 1Σ+→3Δ; X 1Σ+→3Σ−. In addition, we calculate the elastic PT rates due to rotational transitions inside the electronic state X 1Σ+ which are related to observed astronomical SiO MASERs. Our PT rates are obtained through linear combination of excitation rates previously calculated for SiO-electron collisions. The calculations are performed on a collision energy grid large enough to ensure converged state-to-state rates for temperatures ranging from 1000 to 10,000 K for inelastic rates and from 5 to 5000 K for elastic rates. The dependence of the inelastic rates on temperatures is obtained analytically and given in useful form.
Funder
Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy
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