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The Hydrogen Molecule as a Collision Partner

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Takeshi Oka*
Affiliation:
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics National Research Council of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Because of its abundance in molecular clouds, the hydrogen molecule is the most important collision partner in a discussion of thermal equilibrium or non-equilibrium in most interstellar molecules. The purpose of this talk is to summarize the properties of the H2 molecule as a collision partner based on laboratory experiments on NH3-H2 collisions.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1980 

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