Proposed observational test of the temperature structure in hot stellar atmospheres

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6249550

Sakhibullin, N A

A non-LTE calculation in which the equations of transfer and statistical equilibrium for the C IV ion are solved simultaneously shows that the profile of the lambda1550 resonance doublet could be used as an observational test to detect the temperature rise in the outer layers of a star predicted theoretically by current model atmospheres.

• Research Organization: Kazan' University
• OSTI ID: 6249550
• Journal Information: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 8:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CARBON IONS
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
VISIBLE SPECTRA
STELLAR ATMOSPHERES
LTE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NON-EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
RESONANCE
STATISTICAL MODELS
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
ATMOSPHERES
CHARGED PARTICLES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUILIBRIUM
IONS
PLASMA
RADIATIONS
SPECTRA
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