Abstract
We calculate cross sections for fine-structure transitions of Ne+, Ar+, Ne2+, and Ar2+ in collisions with atomic hydrogen by using quantum-mechanical methods. Relaxation rate coefficients are calculated for temperatures up to 10,000 K. The temperature-dependent critical densities for the relaxation of Ne+, Ar+, Ne2+, and Ar2+ in collisions with H have been determined and compared to the critical densities for collisions with electrons. The present calculations will be useful for studies utilizing the infrared lines [Ne ii] 12.8, [Ne iii] 15.6, [Ne iii] 36.0, [Ar ii] 6.99, [Ar iii] 8.99, and [Ar iii] 21.8 μm as diagnostics of, for example, planetary nebulae and star formation.
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