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Article Dans Une Revue Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A Année : 2019

The full infrared spectrum of molecular hydrogen

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Context. The high spectral resolution R ∼ 45 000 provided by IGRINS (Immersion Grating INfrared Spectrometer) at MacDonald Observatory and R ∼ 100 000 achieved by CRIRES (CRyogenic high-resolution InfraRed Echelle Spectrograph) at VLT (Very Large Telescope) challenges the present knowledge of infrared spectra. Aims. We aim to predict the full infrared spectrum of molecular hydrogen at a comparable accuracy. Methods. We take advantage of the recent theoretical ab initio studies on molecular hydrogen to compute both the electric quadrupole and magnetic dipole transitions taking place within the ground electronic molecular state of hydrogen. Results. We computed the full infrared spectrum of molecular hydrogen at an unprecedented accuracy and derive for the first time the emission probabilities including both electric quadrupole (ΔJ = 0, ±2) and magnetic dipole transitions (ΔJ = 0) as well as the total radiative lifetime of each rovibrational state. Inclusion of magnetic dipole transitions increases the emission probabilities by factors of a few for highly excited rotational levels, which occur in the 3–20 μ range.
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hal-02311326 , version 1 (10-10-2019)

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E. Roueff, H. Abgrall, P. Czachorowski, K. Pachucki, M. Puchalski, et al.. The full infrared spectrum of molecular hydrogen. Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A, 2019, 630, pp.A58. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201936249⟩. ⟨hal-02311326⟩
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