On the ortho-para equilibrium of H2 in the atmospheres of the Jovian planets

作者: William Hayden Smith

DOI: 10.1016/0019-1035(78)90034-9

关键词: AstrophysicsSpin isomers of hydrogenJupiterPlanetSaturnNeptuneGas giantUranusThermodynamic equilibriumPhysics

摘要: Abstract The ratio for the equivalent widths unsaturated H 2 quadrupole transitions observed in Jovian planets is calculated and compared with a large number of observations. comparison indicates that equilibrium hydrogen may be present Jupiter Saturn, while Uranus Nepture exhibit ratios not accord hydrogen. Observations which can differentiate among possible states are proposed.

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