Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 2011
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #218, #134.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
As most of the gas in the Universe is not in thermal equilibrium, accurate modeling and interpretation of observations requires understanding of a variety of collisional processes. When ions and neutrals are present, charge exchange is one such process. While it can be important for the ionization balance, it can also affect ion emission spectra, such as in the case of the solar wind charge exchange (SWCX) mechanism. While charge exchange cross sections can be measured and/or calculated, the enhancements in the spectral line resolution and sensitivity from current X-ray observatories (Chandra, XMM-Newton, Suzaku), and planned missions (e.g., IXO and Astro-H) place severe demands on the collisional data. As a consequence, the construction of reliable charge exchange datasets for atmospheric and astrophysical modeling faces a number of challenges: i) Due to the quantity of required data at the quantum-state-resolved level, theory must provide the bulk of the results with experiment serving as benchmarks. ii) The accuracy of the scattering calculations is directly dependent on the reliability and availability of the quantum structure/chemical data. iii) Database construction requires consistent and appropriate funding which is typically lacking. We review these issues in the context of our on-going collaborative work on charge exchange calculations and measurements for SWCX modeling. Cross sections, diagnostic line ratios, and x-ray yields will be presented for collisions of C^5+, N^6+, O^6+, O^7+ with H and their role in X-ray emission from Earth's geocorona, the exosphere of Mars, Jupiter, comets, the heliosphere, and astrospheres will be discussed.
This work was partially supported by NASA grants NNX09AV46G, NNG09WF24I, and NNH07ZDA001N.
Buenker R.
Draganic Ilija
Havener C. C.
Hui Yawei
Lieberman H.
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