$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=270.]{5713fig1.ps}\par\end{figure}$ Figure 1: Contour plot of the $v=0 \to v'=0$ matrix elements of the interaction potential for elastic scattering of He+SO as a function of R and $\theta$ . The energies are in cm^-1 with a distance of 1.0 cm^-1 between two adjacent contours, the zero of energy is taken as that of the He+SO asymptote.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=270.]{5713fig2.ps}\par\end{figure}$ Figure 2: Contour plot of the $v=0 \to v'=1$ matrix elements of the interaction potential for inelastic scattering of He+SO as a function of R and $\theta$ . The energies are in cm^-1 with a distance of 0.1 cm^-1 between two adjacent contours, the zero of energy is taken as that of the He+SO asymptote.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=0.]{5713fig3.eps}\par\end{figure}$ Figure 3: Variation of the vibrationally elastic rotational cross sections for v=0 with the v=0 and v=1 basis set (full curve) and without vibrational coupling (diamonds).
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=0.]{5713fig4.eps}\par\end{figure}$ Figure 4: "Fundamental IOS cross sections'' (see Eq. (4)) for vibrationally elastic rotational excitation of SO out of the v=1, N=0 level to v=0, L level calculated including 2, 3 and 4 vibrational levels in the dynamical calculations.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=0.]{5713fig5.eps}\end{figure}$ Figure 5: Temperature variation of the $k_{v, NSj \to v', N'Sj'}$ collision rates for: $v=0 \to v'=0$ ( upper panel), $v=1 \to v'=1$ ( medium panel), $v=1 \to v'=0$ ( lower panel).
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=16.2cm,angle=0.]{5713fig6.eps}\end{figure}$ Figure 6: Distribution of the final fine structure levels N'_j' in v'=0,n' identified by the number n' (given in Table 2 following vibrational relaxation of v=1, N_j states) at T=500 K. Upper panel is for N_j = 0₁ (F₁ level), middle panel is for N_j = 10₁₀ (F₂ level) and bottom panel is for N_j = 35₃₄ (F₃ level).
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=270.]{5713fig1.ps}\par\end{figure}$	Figure 1: Contour plot of the $v=0 \to v'=0$ matrix elements of the interaction potential for elastic scattering of He+SO as a function of R and $\theta$ . The energies are in cm^-1 with a distance of 1.0 cm^-1 between two adjacent contours, the zero of energy is taken as that of the He+SO asymptote.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=270.]{5713fig2.ps}\par\end{figure}$	Figure 2: Contour plot of the $v=0 \to v'=1$ matrix elements of the interaction potential for inelastic scattering of He+SO as a function of R and $\theta$ . The energies are in cm^-1 with a distance of 0.1 cm^-1 between two adjacent contours, the zero of energy is taken as that of the He+SO asymptote.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=0.]{5713fig3.eps}\par\end{figure}$	Figure 3: Variation of the vibrationally elastic rotational cross sections for v=0 with the v=0 and v=1 basis set (full curve) and without vibrational coupling (diamonds).
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=0.]{5713fig4.eps}\par\end{figure}$	Figure 4: "Fundamental IOS cross sections'' (see Eq. (4)) for vibrationally elastic rotational excitation of SO out of the v=1, N=0 level to v=0, L level calculated including 2, 3 and 4 vibrational levels in the dynamical calculations.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.8cm,angle=0.]{5713fig5.eps}\end{figure}$	Figure 5: Temperature variation of the $k_{v, NSj \to v', N'Sj'}$ collision rates for: $v=0 \to v'=0$ ( upper panel), $v=1 \to v'=1$ ( medium panel), $v=1 \to v'=0$ ( lower panel).
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=16.2cm,angle=0.]{5713fig6.eps}\end{figure}$	Figure 6: Distribution of the final fine structure levels N'_j' in v'=0,n' identified by the number n' (given in Table 2 following vibrational relaxation of v=1, N_j states) at T=500 K. Upper panel is for N_j = 0₁ (F₁ level), middle panel is for N_j = 10₁₀ (F₂ level) and bottom panel is for N_j = 35₃₄ (F₃ level).
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