CHIANTI -- an atomic database for emission lines -- Paper XVIII. Version 11, advanced ionization equilibrium models: density and charge transfer effects

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Autores principales: Dufresne, R. P., Del Zanna, G., Young, P. R., Dere, K. P., Deliporanidou, E., Barnes, W. T., Landi, E.
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author Dufresne, R. P.
Del Zanna, G.
Young, P. R.
Dere, K. P.
Deliporanidou, E.
Barnes, W. T.
Landi, E.
author_facet Dufresne, R. P.
Del Zanna, G.
Young, P. R.
Dere, K. P.
Deliporanidou, E.
Barnes, W. T.
Landi, E.
contents Version 11 of the CHIANTI database and software package is presented. Advanced ionization equilibrium models have been added for low charge states of seven elements (C, N, O, Ne, Mg, Si and S), and represent a significant improvement especially when modelling the solar transition region. The models include the effects of higher electron density and charge transfer on ionization and recombination rates. As an illustration of the difference these models make, a synthetic spectrum is calculated for an electron pressure of 7$\times 10^{15}$ cm$^{-3}$ K and compared with an active region observation from HRTS. Increases are seen of factors of two to five in the predicted radiances of the strongest lines in the UV from Si IV, C IV, and N V, compared to the previous modelling using the coronal approximation. Much better agreement (within 20\%) with the observation is found for the majority of the lines. The new atomic models better equip both those who are studying the transition region and those who are interpreting emission from higher density astrophysical and laboratory plasma. In addition to the advanced models, several ion datasets have been added or updated, and data for the radiative recombination energy loss rate have been updated.
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spellingShingle CHIANTI -- an atomic database for emission lines -- Paper XVIII. Version 11, advanced ionization equilibrium models: density and charge transfer effects
Dufresne, R. P.
Del Zanna, G.
Young, P. R.
Dere, K. P.
Deliporanidou, E.
Barnes, W. T.
Landi, E.
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Atomic Physics
Version 11 of the CHIANTI database and software package is presented. Advanced ionization equilibrium models have been added for low charge states of seven elements (C, N, O, Ne, Mg, Si and S), and represent a significant improvement especially when modelling the solar transition region. The models include the effects of higher electron density and charge transfer on ionization and recombination rates. As an illustration of the difference these models make, a synthetic spectrum is calculated for an electron pressure of 7$\times 10^{15}$ cm$^{-3}$ K and compared with an active region observation from HRTS. Increases are seen of factors of two to five in the predicted radiances of the strongest lines in the UV from Si IV, C IV, and N V, compared to the previous modelling using the coronal approximation. Much better agreement (within 20\%) with the observation is found for the majority of the lines. The new atomic models better equip both those who are studying the transition region and those who are interpreting emission from higher density astrophysical and laboratory plasma. In addition to the advanced models, several ion datasets have been added or updated, and data for the radiative recombination energy loss rate have been updated.
title CHIANTI -- an atomic database for emission lines -- Paper XVIII. Version 11, advanced ionization equilibrium models: density and charge transfer effects
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16922