The Fe XXII I(11.92 A)/I(11.77 A) Density Diagnostic
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Using the Livermore X-ray Spectral Synthesizer, which calculates spectral models of highly charged ions based on HULLAC atomic data, we investigate the temperature, density, and photoexcitation dependence of the I(11.92 A)/I(11.77 A) line ratio of Fe XXII. Applied to the Chandra HETG spectrum of the intermediate polar EX Hya, we find that the electron density of its T_e ~ 12 MK plasma is log n_e (cm^-3) = 14.3^{+0.7}_{-0.5}, orders of magnitude greater than that observed in the Sun or other late-type stars.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0301633,
title = {The Fe XXII I(11.92 A)/I(11.77 A) Density Diagnostic},
author = {Christopher W. Mauche and Duane A. Liedahl and Kevin B. Fournier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0301633},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages including 3 encapsulated postscript figures; LaTeX format, uses newpasp.sty; to appear in the ASP Conference Series "IAU Colloquium No. 190--Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables"