email of 2021 May 5
In the last few days, I've been collecting rates for
O i +e inelastic collisions. I started with Barklem,
A&A 462, 781-788 (2007) and tried to cast the rates into
Omega_ij strengths. After accounting for the partitioning
into the 3 fine-structure levels (lumped together by
Barklem), I was in a position to compare my Omega_ij with
those reported in the stout datafile. I was able to match
the Omega_ij for all transitions from the 1,2,3 levels
into the 4,5,6 levels, and also the 4-->5 transition.

I'm not able, however, to reproduce the Omega_ij values reported
in stout for the 1,2,3-->7 transition (from O(3P_J=2,1,0)
into the level at 9.52 eV). I didn't check the transitions
into more energetic states. The comments at the bottom of the
stout o_1.coll file (attached here for your reference) note
that there may be some inconsistencies. I'm also attaching the
values that I estimated myself for transitions within levels up
to 10 eV. I would appreciate your comments on this difference.
If you think it may be useful, I can send you a more extended
table with the Omega_ij for additional transitions.

Thank you!

   Antonio García Muñoz

Dr. Habil.
Planetary/Atmospheric Scientist
IRFU/DAP/LDE3
CEA Paris-Saclay
Bât. 703 Orme des Merisiers
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
http://antoniogarciamunoz.wordpress.com/