The Analysis of Emission Lines

ISBN-13: 9780521480819 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 236 str.

Robert E. Williams; Mario Livio; R. E. Williams

Opis

What can emission lines tell us about an astrophysical object? A workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute was dedicated to address just this question - for a host of objects (including planetary nebulae and active galactic nuclei) across a broad range of wavelenghts (from the infrared through to gamma-rays). Sixteen review articles are presented in this volume. They provide an overview of technical data, techniques in and applications of the study of emission lines from a variety of objects.

Spis treści

Contents; Participants; Preface; Emission Lines: 1. Past and Future L. Woltjer; 2. Atomic Data for the Analysis of Emission Lines A. Pradhan and J. Peng; 3. Radiative Transfer D. Hummer; 4. Emission Lines from Winds J. Drew; 5. Photoionizing Shocks M. Dopita; 6. The Lexington Benchmarks for Numerical Simulations of Nebulae G. Ferland et al.; 7. Emission Line Diagnostics H. Netzer; 8. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy R. Dufour; 9. Infrared Emission Lines as Probes of Gaseous Nebulae H. Dinerstein; 10. Molecular Emission Line Diagnostics in Astrophysical Environments A. Dalgarno; 11. Abundance Determinations M. Peimbert; 12. Astrophysical Gamma Ray Emission Lines R. Ramaty and R. Lingenfelter; 13. Summary Remarks V. Trimble.