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Energy Implications of Temperature Fluctuations in Photoionized Plasma. (2000). Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 36(1), 43. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxaa/article/view/2000rmxaa..36...43b
Abstract
We quantify the energy radiated through all the collisionally excited lines in a photoionized nebula which is permeated by temperature fluctuations. We assume that these correspond to hot spots which are the results of an unknown heating process distinct from the photoelectric heating. We consider all the effects of using a higher mean temperature (as compared to the equilibrium temperature) due to the fluctuations not only on each emission line but also on the ionization state of the gas. If this yet unknown process was to radiate a fixed amount of energy, we find that the fluctuations should correlate with metallicity Z when it exceeds 0.7 solar. The excess energy radiated in the lines as a result of the fluctuations is found to scale proportionally to their amplitude t^2. When referred to the total energy absorbed through photoionization, the excess energy is comparable in magnitude to t^2.Similar Articles
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