\begin{table}%t1 %\centering \par \caption {\label{tab_opacsource}Scattering and absorption processes involving H and He~nuclei, considered in this work.} \begin{tabular}{llll} \hline \hline Process & Symbol & Reaction & References and Comments \\ \hline \multirow{3}*{\it Rayleigh} & $\sigma_{\rm Ray}$($\HH_2$) & $\HH_2 + h\nu \rightarrow \HH_2 + h\nu'$ & Dalgarno \& Williams (\cite{Dalgarno62}) \\\cline{4-4} & $\sigma_{\rm Ray}$($\HH$) & $\HH + h\nu \rightarrow \HH + h\nu'$& \multirow{2}*{Dalgarno (\cite{Dalgarno62})}\\ & $\sigma_{\rm Ray}$($\He$) & $\He + h\nu \rightarrow \He + h\nu'$& \\ \hline {\it Thomson} & Th($\e$) &$\e + h\nu \rightarrow \e + h\nu'$ & NIST (2006 CODATA recommended value)\\ \multirow{8}*{\it free-free} & $\sigma_{\rm ff}$($\HH^-$) & $\HH+\e +h\nu \rightarrow \HH + \e$& John (\cite{John88}) \\ & \multirow{1}*{$\sigma_{\rm ff}$($\HH$)} & \multirow{1}*{$\HH^+ + \e + h\nu \rightarrow \HH^+ + \e $} & Method as in Kurucz (\cite{Kurucz70}) based on Karsas \& Latter (1961)\\ &$\sigma_{\rm ff}$($\HH_2^+$) & $\HH^+ + \HH + h\nu \rightarrow \HH^+ + \HH$ & Lebedev et~al. (\cite{Lebedev03})\\ &$\sigma_{\rm ff}$($\HH_2^-$) & $ \HH_2 + \e +h\nu \rightarrow \HH_2 + \e$ & John (\cite{John75})\\ &$\sigma_{\rm ff}$($\HH_3$) & $\HH_3^+ + \e + h\nu \rightarrow \HH_3^+ + \e $& $\sigma_{\rm ff}(\HH_3)=\sigma_{\rm ff}(\HH)$ (assumed) \\ &$\sigma_{\rm ff}$($\He^-$) & $\He + \e + h\nu \rightarrow \He+ \e$ & Carbon et~al. (\cite{Carbon69}) \\ &$\sigma_{\rm ff}$($\He$) &$\He^+ + \e + h\nu \rightarrow \He^+ + \e$& $\sigma_{\rm ff}(\He)=\sigma_{\rm ff}(\HH)$ (assumed)\\ &$\sigma_{\rm ff}$($\He^+$) &$\He^{++} + \e + h\nu \rightarrow \He^{++} + \e$ & $\sigma_{\rm ff}(\He^+)=\sigma_{\rm ff}(\HH)$ (assumed)\\ \hline \multirow{7}*{\it bound-free} & $\sigma_{\rm bf}$($\HH^-$) & $\HH^- + h\nu \rightarrow \HH + \e$ & John (1998) \\\cline{4-4} & \multirow{2}*{$\sigma_{\rm bf}$($\HH$)} & \multirow{2}*{$\HH + h\nu \rightarrow \HH^+ + \e$} & Method as in Kurucz (\cite{Kurucz70}) based on\\ & & & Gingerich (\cite{Gingerich69}) and Karsas \& Latter (1991)\\\cline{4-4} & $\sigma_{\rm bf}$($\HH_2^+$) & $\HH_2^+ + h\nu \rightarrow \HH^+ + \HH $ & Lebedev et~al. (\cite{Lebedev03})\\\cline{4-4} &\multirow{2}*{$\sigma_{\rm bf}$($\He$)} & \multirow{2}*{$\He + h\nu \rightarrow \He^+ + \e$} & Method as in Kurucz (\cite{Kurucz70}) based on\\ & & & Gingerigh (1964) and Hunger \& Van Blerkom (\cite{Hunger67}) \\\cline{4-4} & $\sigma_{\rm bf}$($\He^+$) & $\He^+ + h\nu \rightarrow \He^{++} + \e$ & Hunger \& Van Blerkom (\cite{Hunger67})\\ \hline \multirow{1}*{\it bound-bound} & $\sigma_{\rm bb}$($\HH$) & \multirow{1}*{$\HH + h\nu \rightarrow \HH^*$}& Kurucz (\cite{Kurucz70}) including Stark broadening\\ \multirow{6}{2cm}{\it Collision\\induced\\absorption} & \multirow{2}*{$\sigma_{\rm CIA}$($\HH_2/\HH_2$)} & \multirow{2}*{$\HH_2+\HH_2+h\nu \rightarrow \HH_2+\HH_2$} & $600\K