Upgrading electron temperature and electron density diagnostic diagrams of forbidden line emission
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Context. Diagnostic diagrams of forbidden lines have been a useful tool for observers for many decades now. They are used to obtain information on the basic physical properties of thin gaseous nebulae. Some diagnostic diagrams are in wavelength domains that were difficult to apply either due to missing wavelength coverage or the low resolution of older spectrographs. Furthermore, most of the diagrams were calculated using just the species involved as a single atom gas, although several are affected by well-known fluorescence mechanisms as well. Additionally, the atomic data have improved up to the present time.
Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Authors: B. Proxauf, S. Öttl, S. Kimeswenger
Institutions: Universität Innsbruck, Universidad Católica del Norte
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Austrian Science Fund
OpenAlex ID: W2058342500