The He-like triplet ratios as powerful plasma diagnostic tools

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Astrophysical Plasma, Plasma Diagnostics, X-Ray Spectroscopy, Plasma Collision Processes, Photoionisation, Stellar Atmospheres, Galactic Nuclei, Magnetohydrodynamics And Plasmas, X-Ray And Gamma-Ray Measurements, X-Ray, Atomic, Molecular, Ion, And Heavy-Particle Collisions, Ionization Of Plasmas

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With the advent of the new generation of X-ray satellites (Chandra and XMM-Newton), for the first time X-ray spectroscopy with unprecedented spectral resolution is now available for extra-solar objects. In particular, the He-like line ratios are powerful diagnostic tools for a variety of plasmas such as collisional (e.g., stellar coronae), and/or photo-ionized (e.g., Active Galactic Nuclei) plasmas. I will show how these ratios can be used to infer the density, the electron temperature (and ionization processes) of the plasma. I will review the advantages and limitations of these diagnostics, and the perspectives with Astro-E2, Constellation X and XEUS.

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