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Jan 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995apj...438..500k&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 438, no. 1, p. 500-503
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Emission Spectra, Line Spectra, Nitrogen, Planetary Nebulae, Supernova Remnants, Symbiotic Stars, Ultraviolet Spectra, Electron Density Profiles, Electron Impact, Space Shuttle Missions
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Theoretical electron density sensitive emission-line ratios, determined using electron impact excitation rates calculated with the R-matrix code, are presented for R = I(2s2 (1)S-2s2p 3P2)/I(2s2 (1)S-2s2p 3P1 = 1(1483 A)/I(1486 A) in N IV. These are found to be up to an order of magnitude different from those deduced by previous authors, principally due to the inclusion of excitation rates for transitions among the 2s2p (3)p fine-structure levels. The observed values of R for several planetary nebulae, symbiotic stars and the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, measured from spectra obtained with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) satellite and the Hopkins Ultraviolet Explorer (HUT), lead to electron densities which are in excellent agreement with those deduced from line ratios in other species. This provides observational support for the accuracy of the atomic data adopted in the present calculations.
Bell Kenneth L.
Berrington Keith A.
Blair William Patrick
Feibelman Walter A.
Hibbert Alan
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