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Fe xvii X-ray Line Ratios for Accurate Astrophysical Plasma Diagnostics

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Author(s)

John D. Gillaspy, E. H. Silver, L. Tedesco, Joseph N. Tan, Joshua M. Pomeroy, J M. Laming, G.-X. Chen, T. Lin

Abstract

New laboratory measurements of the Ne-like Fe xvii x-ray lines in the 15-17 Angstrom range are presented, along with new theoretical predictions. These results establish consistency between independent laboratories and opens the door to trustworthy application of these lines for astrophysical diagnostics. Various factors which can modify the interpretation of the raw data for accurate diagnostics are summarized and discussed.
Citation
Astrophysical Journal
Volume
728
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

Fe xvii, Fe16+, Ne-like iron, x-ray plasma diagnostics, electron beam ion trap (EBIT), microcalorimeter, x-ray astronomy
Physics

Citation

Gillaspy, J. , Silver, E. , Tedesco, L. , Tan, J. , Pomeroy, J. , Laming, J. , Chen, G. and Lin, T. (2011), Fe xvii X-ray Line Ratios for Accurate Astrophysical Plasma Diagnostics, Astrophysical Journal (Accessed October 20, 2025)

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Created February 20, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017
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