Reprint
Spectral Line Shapes in Astrophysics and Related Topics
Edited by
February 2020
268 pages
- ISBN978-3-03928-168-8 (Paperback)
- ISBN978-3-03928-169-5 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Spectral Line Shapes in Astrophysics and Related Topics that was published in
Physical Sciences
Summary
Spectral lines, widths, and shapes are powerful tools for emitting/absorbing gas diagnostics in different astrophysical objects (from the solar system to the most distant objects in the universe—quasars). On the other hand, experimental and theoretical investigations of laboratory plasma have been applied in spectroscopic astrophysical research, especially in research on atomic data needed for line shape calculations. Data on spectral lines and their profiles are also important for diagnostics, analysis, and the modelling of fusion plasma, laser-produced plasma, laser design and development, and various plasmas in industry and technology, like light sources based on plasmas or the welding and piercing of metals by laser-produced plasma. The papers from this book can be divided into four groups: 1. stark broadening data for astrophysical and laboratory plasma investigations; 2. applications of spectral lines for astrophysical and laboratory plasma research; 3. spectral line phenomena in extragalactic objects, and 4. laboratory astrophysics results for spectra investigation. The reviews and research papers, representing new research on the topics presented in this book, are of interest for specialists and PhD students. We hope that the present book will be useful and interesting for scientists interested in the investigation of spectral line shapes and will contribute to the education of young researchers and PhD students.
Format
- Paperback
License
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
stark broadening; atomic data; subdwarfs B stars; Ar II; stark broadening; atomic data; atomic processes; line profiles; Ar VII; stark broadening; line profiles; atomic data; Na IV; atomic/molecular data; radiative and collisional processes; stars; stark broadening; impact approximation; numerical simulation; ionization processes; emission line formation; atomic spectroscopy; supermassive black holes; emission line profiles; quasars; line shape; wave collapse; electric field solitons; plasma turbulence; line shapes; stark broadening; neutral broadening; corona discharge; line shapes; Stark broadening; Zeeman effect; tokamaks; white dwarfs; active galaxies; BL Lacertae objects; AO 0235+164; photometry; polarimetry; plasma spectroscopy; microwave discharges; gas temperature; stark broadening parameters; atomic emission spectroscopy; laboratory plasma; spectra; line profiles; astrophysical plasmas; inner plasma electrostatic screening; different charged ions; stars; galaxies: active; galaxies: nuclei; line: profiles; quasars: emission lines; catalogs; surveys; line shapes; Stark broadening; Zeeman effect; white dwarfs; QSO samples; QSO selection; medium-band photometry; electron scattering; cross sections; Rosetta mission; atomic and molecular databases; Stark broadening; line profiles; atomic data; spectroscopy; alkali atoms; astrophysics; atomic processes; molecular processes; radiative transfer; absorption quasi-molecular bands; sun:atmosphere; sun:photosphere; stars:atmospheres; white dwarfs; atomic processes; radiative transfer; Sun: atmosphere; Sun: photosphere; stars: atmospheres; white dwarfs; Stark effect; electron broadening; Lienard-Wiechert; retarded interaction; relativistic collision operator; Stark broadening; line profiles; atomic data; plasmas; Maxwell; Juttner-Maxwell; relativistic; Doppler effect; asymmetry; Stark broadening; Ar VII line profiles; stars; white dwarfs; atomic data; scattering