X-ray secondary heating and ionization in quasar emission-line clouds

Details X-ray secondary heating and ionization in quasar emission-line clouds X-ray secondary heating and ionization in quasar emission-line clouds

Nov 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985apj...298..268s&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 298, Nov. 1, 1985, p. 268-274.

Statistics

Computation

197

Emission Spectra, Galactic Nuclei, Interstellar Gas, Photoionization, Quasars, X Ray Astronomy, Astronomical Models, Computational Astrophysics, Electron Energy, Electron Scattering, Radiant Heating, Secondary Emission

Scientific paper

Accurate Monte Carlo computations of the X-ray secondary electron heating, ionization, and excitation of H and He gas in interstellar space and in quasar emission-line clouds, are presented. The fraction of energy deposited in each form is sensitive to the background ionization fraction, x = n(H+)/n(Htot), and can affect the temperature, ionization state, and line emissivities at large depths in X-ray photoionized clouds. Analytic fits are provided for these energy fractions over the range 0.0001-1 for primary electron energies up to many keV. In both broad-line and narrow-line clouds, emission lines sensitive to the energy budget and electron density may be strongly affected.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

X-ray secondary heating and ionization in quasar emission-line clouds does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with X-ray secondary heating and ionization in quasar emission-line clouds, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and X-ray secondary heating and ionization in quasar emission-line clouds will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-977866