Atomic Data Assessment with PyNeb: Radiative and Electron Impact Excitation Rates for [Fe ii] and [Fe iii]

Bibcode
2023Atoms..11...63M
DOI
10.3390/atoms11040063
Mendoza, Claudio; Méndez-Delgado, José E.; Bautista, Manuel; García-Rojas, Jorge; Morisset, Christophe
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Atoms

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4
2023
Number of authors
5
IAC number of authors
2
Citations
3
Refereed citations
2
Description
We use the PyNeb 1.1.16 Python package to evaluate the atomic datasets available for the spectral modeling of [Fe ii] and [Fe iii], which list level energies, A-values, and effective collision strengths. Most datasets are reconstructed from the sources, and new ones are incorporated to be compared with observed and measured benchmarks. For [Fe iii], we arrive at conclusive results that allow us to select the default datasets, while for [Fe ii], the conspicuous temperature dependency on the collisional data becomes a deterrent. This dependency is mainly due to the singularly low critical density of the 3d7a4F9/2 metastable level that strongly depends on both the radiative and collisional data, although the level populating by fluorescence pumping from the stellar continuum cannot be ruled out. A new version of PyNeb (1.1.17) is released containing the evaluated datasets.
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Physics of Ionized Nebulae

The research that is being carried out by the group can be condensed into two main lines: 1) Study of the structure, dynamics, physical conditions and chemical evolution of Galactic and extragalactic ionized nebulae through detailed analysis and modelization of their spectra. Investigation of chemical composition gradients along the disk of our

Jorge
García Rojas
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Type
Refereed
Stellar & Interstellar Physics (FEEI)
The Milky Way and the Local Group (MWLG)

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