Atomic data for x-ray astrophysics

TR Kallman, P Palmeri - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2007 - APS
The available atomic data used for interpreting and modeling x-ray observations are
reviewed. The applications for these data can be divided into several levels of detail …

Updated atomic data and calculations for X-ray spectroscopy

AR Foster, L Ji, RK Smith… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We describe the latest release of AtomDB, version 2.0. 2, a database of atomic data and a
plasma modeling code with a focus on X-ray astronomy. This release includes several major …

Atomic structure and collision dynamics with highly charged ions

X Ma, S Zhang, W Wen, Z Huang, Z Hu, D Guo… - Chinese …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The research progresses on the investigations of atomic structure and collision dynamics
with highly charged ions based on the heavy ion storage rings and electron ion beam traps …

CHIANTI–an atomic database for emission lines-IX. Ionization rates, recombination rates, ionization equilibria for the elements hydrogen through zinc and updated …

KP Dere, E Landi, PR Young, G Del Zanna… - Astronomy & …, 2009 - aanda.org
Aims. The goal of the CHIANTI atomic database is to provide a set of atomic data for the
interpretation of astrophysical spectra emitted by collisionally dominated, high temperature …

Time-dependent ionization in radiatively cooling gas

O Gnat, A Sternberg - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new computations of the equilibrium and nonequilibrium cooling efficiencies
and ionization states for low-density radiatively cooling gas containing the elements H, He …

Collisional ionization equilibrium for optically thin plasmas. I. Updated recombination rate coefficients for bare through sodium-like ions

P Bryans, NR Badnell, TW Gorczyca… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Reliably interpreting spectra from electron-ionized cosmic plasmas requires accurate
ionization balance calculations for the plasma in question. However, much of the atomic …

X-ray enabled MOCASSIN: a three-dimensional code for photoionized media

B Ercolano, PR Young, JJ Drake… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new version of the fully three-dimensional photoionization and dust radiative
transfer code, MOCASSIN, that uses a Monte Carlo approach for the transfer of radiation …

The formation of IRIS diagnostics. V. A quintessential model atom of C II and general formation properties of the C II lines at 133.5 nm

B Rathore, M Carlsson - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The C ii $133.5\;\mathrm {nm} $ lines are important observables for the
NASA/SMEX mission Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph. To make three-dimensional …

Element abundances in the unshocked Ejecta of Cassiopeia A

JM Laming, T Temim - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze and model the infrared spectrum of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant with
the aim of determining the masses of various elements in the unshocked ejecta. In this way …

Dielectronic recombination data for dynamic finite-density plasmas-XVI. The phosphorus isoelectronic sequence

EA Bleda, Z Altun, NR Badnell - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Dielectronic (DR) and radiative (RR) recombination rate coefficients for 19 phosphorous-like
ions, between S+ and W 59+, forming sulphur-like ions, have been calculated as part of the …