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darkhistory.history.reionization.coll_exc_cooling_rate

darkhistory.history.reionization.coll_exc_cooling_rate(xHII, xHeII, xHeIII, T_m, rs)

Collisional excitation cooling rate.

Parameters:
xHII : float

n_HII/n_H.

xHeII : float

n_HeII/n_H.

xHeIII : float

n_HeIII/n_H.

T_m : float

Matter temperature in eV.

rs : float

Redshift (1+z).

Returns:
float

Collisional excitation cooling rate in eV s^-1. See astro-ph/0607331.

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