The 6.7 keV KALPHA complex of He-like iron in transient plasmas

Details The 6.7 keV KALPHA complex of He-like iron in transient plasmas The 6.7 keV KALPHA complex of He-like iron in transient plasmas

2004-08-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0408065v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.354:1093-1102,2004

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

13 pages, 4 figures, 1 postscript coversheet. This is a preprint of an article accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08269.x

Time dependent numerical simulations of the K ALPHA complex of Fe XXV are carried out as a function of temperature/density/radiation field variations in high-temperature astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. In addition to several well known features, the transient and steady state spectra reveal the effects due to (a) time-dependent thermal and non-thermal radiation fields, (b) photo and collisional excitation and ionization, and (c) high densities, on the `quartet' of principal w,x,y,z lines, and dielectronic satellites. The highly detailed models show precisely how, assuming a temporal-temperature correlation, the X-ray intensity varies between 6.6 - 6.7 keV and undergoes a `spectral inversion' in the w and z line intensities, characterizing an ionization or a recombination dominated plasma. The dielectronic satellite intensities are the most temperature dependent features, but insensitive to density variations, and significantly contribute to the K ALPHA complex for T < 6.7 keV leading to asymmetric profiles. The 6.7 keV K ALPHA complex should be a potential diagnostic of X-ray flares in AGN, afterglows in gamma-ray bursts, and other non-equilibrium sources with the high-resolution measurements possible from the upcoming mission Astro-E2. It is also shown that high electron densities attenuate the line intensities in simulations relevant to laboratory plasmas, such as in inertial confinement fusion, laser, or magnetic Z-pinch devices.

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