Fe XII soft X-ray lines Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Del Zanna G.
  2. Storey P.J.
  3. Badnell N.R.
  4. Mason H.E.
  5. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We present new large-scale R-matrix (up to n=4) and distorted-wave (DW, up to n=6) scattering calculations for electron collisional excitation of Fe XII. The first aim is to provide accurate atomic data for the soft X-rays, where strong decays from the n=4 levels are present. As found in previous work on Fe X, resonances attached to n=4 levels increase the cross-sections for excitations from the ground state to some n=4 levels, when compared to DW calculations. Cascading from higher levels is also important. We provide a number of models and line intensities, and list a number of strong unidentified lines. The second aim is to assess the effects of the large R-matrix calculation on the n=3 transitions. Compared to our previous (n=3) R-matrix calculation, we find overall excellent agreement to within a few percent, however a few key density diagnostic EUV intensities differ by about 60% at coronal densities. The new atomic data result in lower electron densities, resolving previous discrepancies with solar observations.

Keywords
  1. atomic-physics
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2012A&A...543A.139D
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doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.35430139

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History

2012-07-12T07:50:51Z
Resource record created
2012-07-12T07:50:51Z
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2012-09-24T14:32:54Z
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