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The relative intensities of nitrogen lines in the semi-coronal regime

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

W. A. Cilliers ,
J. D. Hey  and
J. P. S. Rash
W. A. Cilliers
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Cape Town
J. D. Hey
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Cape Town
J. P. S. Rash
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Cape Town
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Abstract

At plasma densities lower than about 1018 cm-3, strictly speaking, the LTE model cannot be used when the electron temperature is calculated from measured spectral line intensity ratios. In this work a number of nitrogen spectral lines were studied at an electron density of about 1016 cm-3, and the results are discussed with reference to the LTE and semi-coronal models. A method is suggested for analyzing line intensity ratio data from plasmas in the semi-coronal regime.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , February 1973 , pp. 77 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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