Related papers: A He I Case-B Recombination Code
We update our prior work on the case B collisional-recombination spectrum of He I to incorporate \textit{ab initio} photoionisation cross-sections. This large set of accurate, self-consistent cross-sections represents a significant…
We calculate the He I case B recombination cascade spectrum using improved radiative and collisional data. We present new emissivities over a range of electron temperatures and densities. The differences between our results and the current…
Determinations of the primordial helium abundance are used in precision cosmological tests. These require highly accurate He I recombination rate coefficients. Here we reconsider the formation of He I recombination lines in the low-density…
Errors were discovered in our recent calculations of HeI emissivities (Porter et al. 2012; arXiv:1206.4115). This corrigendum discusses the errors and reports corrected emissivities.
We present coefficients for the calculation of the continuous emission spectra of HI, HeI and HeII due to electron-ion recombination. Coefficients are given for photon energies from the first ionization threshold for each ion to the n=20…
We present preliminary results of 2D radiative modelling of He I lines in solar prominences, using a new numerical code developed by us (Leger, Chevallier and Paletou 2007). It treats self-consistently the radiation transfer and the non-LTE…
Hydrogen and helium emission lines in nebulae form by radiative recombination. This is a simple process which, in principle, can be described to very high precision. Ratios of He I and H I emission lines can be used to measure the…
Precise spectral diagnostic modelling of H~{\sc i} and He~{\sc ii} recombination spectra can constrain theoretical models which describe many astrophysical environments. Simple analytic expressions are of interest for collisional…
We have developed an improved recombination calculation of H, HeI, and HeII in the early Universe which involves a line-by-line treatment of each atomic level. We find two major differences compared with previous calculations. Firstly, the…
We present a state-of-the-art primordial recombination code, HyRec, including all the physical effects that have been shown to significantly affect recombination. The computation of helium recombination includes simple analytic treatments…
Accurate calculation of the ion-ion recombination rate coefficient has been of long-standing interest, as it controls the ion concentration in gas phase systems and in aerosols. We describe the development of a hybrid continuum-molecular…
The accuracy of the recombination estimation method of Padhukasahasram et al. 2006 can be improved by including additional informative summary statistics in the rejection scheme and by simulating datasets under a fixed segregating sites…
Irreducible cyclic codes are an interesting type of codes and have applications in space communications. They have been studied for decades and a lot of progress has been made. The objectives of this paper are to survey and extend earlier…
The first complete set of unified cross sections and rate coefficients are calculated for photoionization and recombination of He- and Li-like ions using the relativistic Breit-Pauli R-matrix method. We present total, unified (e + ion)…
We present comprehensive \textsl{ab initio} calculations of CO$_{\rm 2}$-H$_{\rm 2}$ and CO$_{\rm 2}$-He collisional properties from first principles, employing CCSD(T), potential calculations together with close-coupling dynamical…
In calculations of the ionization state, one is often forced to choose between the Case A recombination coefficient $\alpha_{\rm A}$ (sum over recombinations to all hydrogen states) or the Case B recombination coefficient $\alpha_{\rm B}$…
Simulations by transport codes are indispensable to extract valuable physics information from heavy ion collisions. In order to understand the origins of discrepancies between different widely used transport codes, we compare 15 such codes…
We calculate the recombination spectra of the He-like ions He~I, C~V, N~VI, O~VII, Ne~IX, Mg~XI, Si~XIII, S~XV, Ar~XVII, Ca~XIX, and Fe~XXV. We include the following physical processes: radiative recombination, dielectronic recombination,…
A good understanding of the luminosity performance in a collider, as well as reliable tools to analyse, predict, and optimise the performance, are of great importance for the successful planning and execution of future runs. In this…
The study of Coulomb excitation of 11Be to the first excited state in intermediate energy collisions with heavy targets is presented. The existing experimental data are reanalised by including the probability of projectile survival into the…