Forbidden rotational transitions and astrophysics
2021
Abstract The theory of forbidden rotational transitions is reviewed and spontaneous emission rates and lifetimes of metastable levels of NH3, H3O+, H3+, and CH3CN are calculated. Rotational levels are classified into stable, metastable, and unstable levels. The importance of the forbidden rotational transitions in the thermalization of interstellar molecules is discussed.
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