Theoretical He I emissivities in the case B approximation

R. L. Porter; R. P. Bauman; G. J. Ferland; K. B. Macadam

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Theoretical He I emissivities in the case B approximation

R. L. Porter, R. P. Bauman, G. J. Ferland, K. B. Macadam

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Abstract

We calculate the He I case B recombination cascade spectrum using improved radiative and collisional data. We present new emissivities over a range of electron temperatures and densities. The differences between our results and the current standard are large enough to have a significant effect not only on the interpretation of observed spectra of a wide variety of objects, but also on determinations of the primordial helium abundance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L73-L75
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	622
Issue number	1 II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/429370
State	Published - Mar 20 2005

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Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences	0307720

Keywords

Atomic data
Atomic processes
ISM: Atoms -
ISM: clouds
Plasmas

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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