The role of vibrationally excited molecules in the chemistry of the early Universe molecular hydrogen and its cation

Rendiconti Lincei

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-123

  Longo, Savino ^a   Coppola, Carla Maria ^a,c,d   Galli, Daniele ^b   Palla, Francesco ^b,c   Capitelli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION; EARLY UNIVERSE; LOCAL THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; MASTER EQUATIONS; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR KINETICS; MOLECULAR SPECIES; NON EQUILIBRIUM; RED SHIFT; VIBRATIONAL LEVELS; VIBRATIONALLY EXCITED; VIBRATIONALLY RESOLVED;

EXCITED STATES; PLASMAS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

POSITIVE IONS;

EID: 80051673062     PISSN: 20374631     EISSN: 17200776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-011-0119-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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