Electron-Ion Recombination Rate Coefficients and Photoionization Cross Sections for Astrophysically Abundant Elements IV. Relativistic calculations for C IV and C V for UV and X-ray modeling

Details Electron-Ion Recombination Rate Coefficients and Photoionization Cross Sections for Astrophysically Abundant Elements IV. Relativistic calculations for C IV and C V for UV and X-ray modeling Electron-Ion Recombination Rate Coefficients and Photoionization Cross Sections for Astrophysically Abundant Elements IV. Relativistic calculations for C IV and C V for UV and X-ray modeling

2000-03-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0003411v2

Astrophys.J.Suppl. 131 (2000) 375-390

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

38 pages, 10 figures, submitted to Astrophys. J. (Suppl)

Scientific paper

10.1086/317366

The first complete set of unified cross sections and rate coefficients are calculated for photoionization and recombination of He- and Li-like ions using the relativistic Breit-Pauli R-matrix method. We present total, unified (e + ion) recombination rate coefficients for (e + C VI ---> C V) and (e + C V \longrightarrow C IV) including fine structure. Level-specific recombination rate coefficients up to the n = 10 levels are also obtained for the first time; these differ considerably from the approximate rates currently available. Applications to recombination-cascade coefficients in X-ray spectral models of K-alpha emission from the important He-like ions is pointed out. The overall uncertainty in the total recombination rates should not exceed 10-20%. Ionization fractions for Carbon are recomputed in the coronal approximation using the new rates. The present (e + ion) recombination rate coefficients are compared with several sets of available data, including previous LS coupling results, and `experimentally derived' rate coefficients. The role of relativistic fine structure, resolution of resonances, radiation damping, and interference effects is discussed. Two general features of recombination rates are noted: (i) the non-resonant (radiative recombination) peak as E,T ---> 0, and the (ii) the high-T resonant (di-electronic recombination) peak.

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