Transfer of line radiation in differentially expanding atmospheres. VI The plane parallel atmosphere with expanding and contracting regions

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Apr 1981

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 245, Apr. 15, 1981, p. 682-703.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Line Spectra, Radiative Transfer, Stellar Atmospheres, Graphs (Charts), Photosphere, Velocity Distribution

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The non-LTE radiative transfer problem for a two level atom with complete redistribution over a Doppler profile is solved for a plane parallel slab (overlying a radiating photosphere) that has a velocity field which rises symmetrically from zero at either face to a central maximum. Since the velocity gradient reverses, distant layers of the slab become coupled by radiation that jumps intervening layers. The Feautrier method is used, but an iterative variant is also employed as a check in cases where poorly conditioned matrices are encountered. Approximations are developed to explain some of the principal features. It is found that the source function S tends to have two plateaus with values near 2/3 I0 and 1/3 I0, where I0 is the photospheric continuum incident from below; the larger value lies nearer the photosphere. The upper layers sometimes exhibit a rise in S owing to interconnection by radiation to the base. It is noted that the radiation force is largest at the two faces and the midplane. Some line profiles are found to have unusually steep absorptions at rest frequency because of the low excitation in the uppermost, stationary layers.

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