Electron-ion recombination measurements motivated by AGN X-ray absorption features: Fe XIV forming Fe XIII

Details Electron-ion recombination measurements motivated by AGN X-ray absorption features: Fe XIV forming Fe XIII Electron-ion recombination measurements motivated by AGN X-ray absorption features: Fe XIV forming Fe XIII

2006-03-14

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0603340v1

Astrophys.J.641:L157-L160,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 4 figures, 1 table submitted to ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/504038

Recent spectroscopic models of active galactic nuclei (AGN) have indicated that the recommended electron-ion recombination rate coefficients for iron ions with partially filled M-shells are incorrect in the temperature range where these ions form in photoionized plasmas. We have investigated this experimentally for Fe XIV forming Fe XIII. The recombination rate coefficient was measured employing the electron-ion merged beams method at the Heidelberg heavy-ion storage-ring TSR. The measured energy range of 0-260 eV encompassed all dielectronic recombination (DR) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3l 3l' 3l'' nl''' resonances associated with the 3p1/2 -> 3p3/2, 3s -> 3p, 3p -> 3d and 3s -> 3d core excitations within the M-shell of the Fe XIV 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p parent ion. This range also includes the 1s2 2s2 2p6 3l 3l' 4l'' nl''' resonances associated with 3s -> 4l'' and 3p -> 4l'' core excitations. We find that in the temperature range 2--14 eV, where Fe XIV is expected to form in a photoionized plasma, the Fe XIV recombination rate coefficient is orders of magnitude larger than previously calculated values.

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