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Abstract. Electron-impact v i → v f vibrational excitations cross sections, involving rovibrationally excited N 2 (v i , J) and NO(v i , J) molecules (fixed J), are calculated for collisions occurring through the nitrogen resonant electronic state N − 2 (X 2 Π g ), and the three resonant states of nitric oxide NO − ( 3 Σ − , 1 ∆, 1 Σ + ). Complete sets of cross sections have been obtained for all possible transitions involving 68 vibrational levels of N 2 (X 1 Σ + g ) and 55 levels of NO(X 2 Π), for the incident electron energy between 0.1 and 10 eV. In order to study the rotational motion in the resonant processes, cross sections have been also computed for rotationally elastic transitions characterized by the rotational quantum number J running from 0 through 150. The calculations are performed within the framework of the local complex potential model, by using potentials energies and widths optimized in order to reproduce the experimental cross sections available in literature. Rate coefficients are calculated for all the (v i , J) → (v f , J) transitions by assuming a Maxwellian electron energy distribution function in the temperature range from 0.1 eV to 100 eV.All the produced numerical data can be accessed at

Resonant vibrational and rotation-vibration excitation cross sections for electron-CO scattering are calculated in the 0-10 eV energy range for all 81 vibrational states of CO, assuming that the excitation occur via the 2 Π shape resonance. Static exchange plus polarization calculations performed using the R-matrix method are used to estimate resonance positions and widths as functions of internuclear separation. The effects of nuclear motion are considered using a local complex potential model. Good agreement is obtained with available experimental data on excitation from the vibrational ground state. Excitation rates and cross sections are provided as a functions of the initial CO vibrational state for all ground state vibrational levels.a v.laporta@ucl.ac.uk