TESTING THE APPLICABILITY OF SCALING LAW FOR COLLISIONAL RATE COEFFICIENTS

Calculation of collisional rate coefficients is a challenging and difficult task. When these data are not available, their values may be estimated using a scaling law. In some investigations, we have utilized a scaling law. Accurate collisional rate coefficients for cyclopropenylidene (c-C3H2) as a complete set are available, and thus it may be appropriate occasion to test the applicability of that scaling law. We have considered 50 rotational levels of each of the ortho and para species of c-C3H2 having energies up to 91.53 cm(-1) and 87.21 cm(-1), respectively. We have compared the results of radiative transfer using accurate collisional rate coefficients with those obtained using the scaling law, and have found that the results of the scaling law are qualitative. Hence, for getting the qualitative behaviour of an analysis, the use of the scaling law is quite reasonable.