Spectral lines behavior of Be I and Na I isoelectronic sequence in Debye plasma environment
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore 560034 (India)
- Department of Physics, Maulana Azad College, 8 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Kolkata 700013 (India)
We report the plasma screening effect on the first ionization potential (IP) and [He]2s{sup 2} ({sup 1}S{sub 0}){yields}[He]2s2p/2s3p allowed ({sup 1}P{sub 1}) and inter-combination transitions ({sup 3}P{sub 1}) in some selected Be-like ions. In addition, we investigate the spectral properties of [Ne]3s ({sup 2}S{sub 1/2}){yields}[Ne]np ({sup 2}P{sub 1/2} and {sup 2}P{sub 3/2} for n = 3, 4) transitions in Ca X and Fe XVI ions (Na I isoelectronic sequence) and [He]3s({sup 2}S{sub 1/2}){yields}[He]np ({sup 2}P{sub 1/2} and {sup 2}P{sub 3/2} for n = 2, 3) transitions in Li, B II, and N IV (Li I isoelectronic sequence) under plasma environment. The state-of-the-art relativistic coupled cluster calculations using the Debye model of plasma for electron-nucleus interaction show that (a) the ionization potential decreases sharply with increasing plasma strength and (b) the gap between the [He]2s{sup 2} ({sup 1}S{sub 0}){yields}[He]2s2p({sup 1,3}P{sub 1}) energy levels increases with increasing plasma potential and nuclear charge. It is found that the [He]2s{sup 2} ({sup 1}S{sub 0}){yields}2s3p ({sup 1,3}P{sub 1}) transition energy decreases uniformly with increasing plasma potential and nuclear charge. In other words, the spectral lines associated with 2s-2p (i.e., {Delta}n=0, where n corresponds to principle quantum number) transitions in Be I isoelectronic sequence exhibit a blue-shift (except for Be I, B II, and the lowest inter-combination line in C III, which exhibit a red-shift), whereas those associated with 2s-3p (i.e., {Delta}n{ne}0) transitions are red-shifted. Similar trend is observed in Li I and Na I isoelectronic sequences, where spectral lines associated with {Delta}n=0 ({Delta}n{ne}0) are blue-shifted (red-shifted). The effect of Coulomb screening on the spectral lines of ions subjected to plasma is also addressed.
- OSTI ID:
- 22086047
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 19, Issue 8; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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