Dynamics and Cycle of Interstellar H2O and OH Masers

Autor:	T. Thissen, Sun Jin, Liu Han-Ping, Fang WeiHai
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Physics education.field_of_study law Population Radiative transfer General Physics and Astronomy Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Astrophysics Physics::Chemical Physics Maser education Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics law.invention
Zdroj:	Chinese Physics Letters. 19:1092-1095
ISSN:	0256-307X
DOI:	10.1088/0256-307x/19/8/319
Popis:	We present an improved radiative pumping model for interstellar H2O and OH masers. This overcomes the defects of former radiative models, and is compatible with astronomical conditions. For the regions of strong H2O and OH formation, it is shown that the rotational population is affected by collisions less than by radiation. A reasonable scheme for both regeneration and destruction of interstellar H2O and OH molecules is investigated. It can close the dynamical cycle of interstellar H2O and OH species, and can give an appropriate interpretation for both interstellar H2O and OH masers. This model has been confirmed by experiments.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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