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Plasma environment effects on K lines of astrophysical interest: II. Ionization potentials, K thresholds, radiative rates, and Auger widths in Ne-Through He-like iron ions (Feâ XVII-Feâ XXV)
Deprince, J.; Bautista, M. A.; Fritzsche, S. et al.
2019In Astronomy and Astrophysics, 626, p. 83
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Keywords :
Atomic data; Black hole physics; Plasmas; X-rays: general; Astrophysics; Atomic physics; Augers; Compact disks; Electrons; Gravitation; Ionization potential; Iron; Metal ions; Plasma (human); Stars; X rays; Astrophysical plasma; Future X-ray missions; Multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock; Plasma environments; Radiative emissions; Electron temperature
Abstract :
[en] Aims. In the context of accretion disks around black holes, we estimate plasma-environment effects on the atomic parameters associated with the decay of K-vacancy states in highly charged iron ions, namely Feâ XVII-Feâ XXV. Methods. Within the relativistic multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock (MCDF) framework, the electron-nucleus and electron-electron plasma screenings were approximated with a time-Averaged Debye-Hückel potential. Results. Modified ionization potentials, K thresholds, wavelengths, radiative emission rates, and Auger widths are reported for astrophysical plasmas characterized by electron temperatures and densities in the ranges 105â-Â 107 K and 1018â-Â 1022 cm-3, respectively. Conclusions. We conclude that the high-resolution microcalorimeters on board future X-ray missions such as XRISM and ATHENA are expected to be sensitive to the lowering of the iron K edge due to the extreme plasma conditions occurring in accretion disks around compact objects. © ESO 2019.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Physics
Author, co-author :
Deprince, J.;  Physique Atomique et Astrophysique, Université de Mons UMONS, Mons, 7000, Belgium
Bautista, M. A.;  Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, United States
Fritzsche, S.;  Helmholtz Institut Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany, Theoretisch Physikalisches Institut, Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany
García, J. A.;  Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, United States, Dr. Karl Remeis-Observatory and Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Sternwartstr. 7, Bamberg, 96049, Germany
Kallman, T.;  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 662, United States
Mendoza, C.;  Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, United States
Palmeri, P.;  Physique Atomique et Astrophysique, Université de Mons UMONS, Mons, 7000, Belgium
Quinet, Pascal  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Spectroscopie atomique et Physique des atomes froids
Language :
English
Title :
Plasma environment effects on K lines of astrophysical interest: II. Ionization potentials, K thresholds, radiative rates, and Auger widths in Ne-Through He-like iron ions (Feâ XVII-Feâ XXV)
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISSN :
0004-6361
eISSN :
1432-0746
Publisher :
EDP Sciences
Volume :
626
Pages :
A83
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
AvH - Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung [DE]
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