Transition probabilities for Fe II infrared lines.
Abstract
Transition probabilities are calculated for the lowest four terms of Fe(+) in a 12-configuration basis. The construction of the eigenfunctions is shown. The use of infrared line ratios for determining electron temperature and density is briefly discussed.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- March 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988A&A...193..327N
- Keywords:
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- Abundance;
- Infrared Spectra;
- Metallicity;
- Scattering Cross Sections;
- Supernova Remnants;
- Transition Probabilities;
- Eigenvalues;
- Hamiltonian Functions;
- Iron;
- Nickel;
- Schroedinger Equation;
- Astrophysics