Complex atoms in astrophysical spectra.
Abstract
The paper reviews the spectroscopic work on atomic lines and energy levels in neutral and singly and doubly ionized iron-group elements during the past 35 years. The completeness of the analysis of these spectra was graded and they were compared with the data included in the multiplet tables of Moore (1962, 1972). Specific comments are given on each spectrum. New demands for atomic data resulting from high-resolution spectroscopy of peculiar stars and observations from above the earth's atmosphere are discussed. The atomic data that have become available since Moore's compilations are referred to here as second-generation spectra.
- Publication:
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Journal of the Optical Society of America B Optical Physics
- Pub Date:
- October 1988
- DOI:
- 10.1364/JOSAB.5.002264
- Bibcode:
- 1988JOSAB...5.2264J
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Atomic Spectra;
- Line Spectra;
- Spectrum Analysis;
- Atomic Energy Levels;
- Atomic Structure;
- Iron;
- Stellar Spectra;
- Ultraviolet Astronomy;
- Astrophysics;
- Atomic Spectra