HCN

Cross sections

Cross section figure.


[An explanation of the cross sections in this database]
[All cross sections — variable wavelength scale]
[All cross sections — variable wavelength scale in binary hdf5 format]
[All cross sections — 0.1nm wavelength scale]
[Photodissociation cross section — separate lines and continuum]
[Photoionisation cross section — separate lines and continuum]
[Download cross section figure as pdf]

Photodissociation and ionisation rates (s-1)

Radiation Photodissociation Photoionisation
ISRF 1.64e-09 4.39e-13
Mathis 1.16e-09 7.08e-13
4000K 5.73e-12 4.64e-20
10000K 2.81e-10 4.22e-15
20000K 1.32e-09 9.83e-14
Lyman-alpha 5.35e-09 0.00e+00
Solar 2.10e-10 7.46e-12
TW-Hya 3.26e-09 2.79e-11
Cosmic ray UV 1.98e-13 1.42e-15

[An explanation of the interstellar photo rates.]
[An explanation of the cosmic-ray induced photo rates.]
[An explanation of the radiation fields listed below.]
[Download all rates in a csv file.]

Shielding functions and fitted constants

Photodissociation

Radiation γE2 γexp k0fit γfit Line data Dust data
ISRF 2.23 3.12 0.49 2.77 [Download] [Download]
Mathis 2.25 3.15 0.49 2.79 [Download] [Download]
4000K 1.61 2.35 0.61 2.10 [Download] [Download]
10000K 1.99 2.83 0.51 2.50 [Download] [Download]
20000K 2.23 3.12 0.48 2.75 [Download] [Download]
Lyman-alpha 2.11 2.97 0.58 2.70 [Download] [Download]
Solar 2.10 2.96 0.56 2.68 [Download] [Download]
TW-Hya 2.12 2.98 0.57 2.70 [Download] [Download]

Photoionisation

Radiation γE2 γexp k0fit γfit Line data Dust data
ISRF 3.24 4.34 0.51 4.01 [Download] [Download]
Mathis 3.24 4.34 0.51 4.01 [Download] [Download]
4000K 3.23 4.33 0.51 3.99 [Download] [Download]
10000K 3.23 4.33 0.51 3.99 [Download] [Download]
20000K 3.23 4.33 0.51 3.99 [Download] [Download]
Lyman-alpha - - - -
Solar 3.39 4.51 0.49 4.16 [Download] [Download]
TW-Hya 3.42 4.55 0.49 4.19 [Download] [Download]

[An explanation of the shielding functions and parameterisations.]
[Download all γ factors in a csv file.]
[Download all dust and line shielding functions in a zip file.]