Ionization by line photons and its effect on hydrogen line ratios

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Feb 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989apj...337..617z&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 337, Feb. 15, 1989, p. 617-620.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Active Galactic Nuclei, Balmer Series, Hydrogen, Photoionization, Quasars, Emission Spectra, Particle Collisions, Photons, Radiative Transfer, Trapped Particles

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Inside a line-emitting cloud the density of trapped photons could be so high that they ionize hydrogen atoms from excited levels far more efficiently than electronic collisions. Such ionizations can reduce the population of high-level hydrogen and consequently reduce the Balmer line emissivity by a factor of 3 or more. As a result, the Balmer line emission is not enhanced as significantly in the partially ionized zone as predicted by current models unless an exceptionally large column density is assumed.

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