Number density ratio of ortho and para varieties of H2 as collision partner. The default (o/p=0) is to use the thermal value at the kinetic temperature, assuming that only the J=0 and J=1 levels are populated. The overestimate of the true o/p ratio is at most 20% (at T=155 K). This parameter only matters when separate rate coefficients exist for collisions with ortho and para H2. For the moment, this is only the case for CO, OH and H2O.
Last modified: May 12, 2004