Artículo
Cometary X-ray emission: Theoretical cross sections following charge exchange by multiply charged ions of astrophysical interest
Fecha de publicación:
01/2008
Editorial:
National Research Council Canada-NRC Research Press
Revista:
Canadian Journal Of Physics
ISSN:
0008-4204
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Inglés
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Resumen
The classical trajectory Monte Carlo (CTMC) method is used to calculate emission cross sections following charge exchange collisions involving highly charged ions of astrophysical interest and typical cometary targets. Comparison is made to experimental data obtained on the EBIT machine at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) for O8+ projectiles impinging on different targets at a collision energy of 10 eV/amu. The theoretical cross sections are used together with ion abundances measured by the Advanced Composition Explorer as well as those obtained by a fitting procedure using laboratory emission cross sections to reproduce the X-ray spectrum of comet C/LINEAR S4 measured on 14 July 2001.
Palabras clave:
Line Emission Cross Sections
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Cometary X-Ray Emission
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Otranto, Sebastián; Olson, R. E.; Beiersdorfer, P.; Cometary X-ray emission: Theoretical cross sections following charge exchange by multiply charged ions of astrophysical interest; National Research Council Canada-NRC Research Press; Canadian Journal Of Physics; 86; 1; 1-2008; 171-174
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