A Quantitative Comparison of Opacities Calculated Using the Distorted- Wave and $\boldsymbol{R}$-Matrix Methods
Abstract
The present debate on the reliability of astrophysical opacities has reached a new climax with the recent measurements of Fe opacities on the Z-machine at the Sandia National Laboratory \citep{Bailey2015}. To understand the differences between theoretical results, on the one hand, and experiments on the other, as well as the differences among the various theoretical results, detailed comparisons are needed. Many ingredients are involved in the calculation of opacities; deconstructing the whole process and comparing the differences at each step are necessary to quantify their importance and impact on the final results. We present here such a comparison using the two main approaches to calculate the required atomic data, the -Matrix and distorted-wave methods, as well as sets of configurations and coupling schemes to quantify the effects on the opacities for the and ions.
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@article{arxiv.1804.03365,
title = {A Quantitative Comparison of Opacities Calculated Using the Distorted- Wave and $\boldsymbol{R}$-Matrix Methods},
author = {F. Delahaye and N. R. Badnell and C. P. Ballance and P. Palmeri and S. Preval and P. Quinet and C. Ramsbottom and R. T. Smyth and M. Turkington and C. J. Zeippen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.03365},
year = {2018}
}
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10 pages, 2 figures