Question: Consider a cloud in which , , and depletion factor is 0.2 at a temperature of 200 K. Suppose the cooling occurs solely by the
Consider a cloud in which
,
,
and depletion factor is 0.2 at a temperature of 200 K. Suppose the cooling occurs solely by the cooling of CII
by collisions with hydrogen.
a) Calculate the cooling time in years.
b) Assume the excitation is dominated by the collision of electrons with
, then estimate the cooling time in years.
Hints: 1. Cooling time can be written as
where dE/dt = the cooling rate.
2. Replace
by
in the equation.
-3 n(H) = 10% = -3 n(e) = 10 m -3 n(C+) = 4 x 10 m (C+ C+ dEdt H (ne X nc+ n
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