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Calculation of Atomic Data for NASA Missions
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Columbia University, 2006.
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Abstract
- The interpretation of cosmic spectra relies on a vast sea of atomic data which are not readily obtainable from analytic expressions or simple calculations. Rather, their evaluation typically requires state-of-the-art atomic physics calculations, with the inclusion of weaker effects (spin-orbit and configuration interactions, relaxation, Auger broadening, etc.), to achieve the level of accuracy needed for use by astrophysicists. Our NASA-supported research program is focused on calculating data for three important atomic processes, 1) dielectronic recombination (DR), 2) inner-shell photoabsorption, and 3) fluorescence and Auger decay of inner-shell vacancy states. Some additional details and examples of our recent findings are given below.
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........e160a4e495646d58a595b840f1119ce4
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7916/d8kh0wnr