The XSTAR Atomic Database
- C. MendozaM. Bautista M. Witthoeft
- 3 December 2020
Physics
We describe the atomic database of the xstar spectral modeling code, summarizing the systematic upgrades carried out in the past twenty years to enable the modeling of K-lines from chemical elements…
PHOTOIONIZATION MODELING OF OXYGEN K ABSORPTION IN THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM: THE CHANDRA GRATING SPECTRA OF XTE J1817-330
- E. GatuzzJavier A. García P. Quinet
- 10 March 2013
Physics
We present detailed analyses of oxygen K absorption in the interstellar medium (ISM) using four high-resolution Chandra spectra toward the X-ray low-mass binary XTE J1817-330. The 11–25 Å broadband…
Status of resolve instrument onboard X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
- Y. IshisakiR. Kelley S. Yasuda
- 31 August 2022
Physics, Engineering
Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
The resolve instrument onboard the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) consists of an array of 6 × 6 silicon-thermistor microcalorimeters cooled down to 50 mK and a high-throughput x-ray…
Atomic Decay Data for Modeling K Lines of Iron Peak and Light Odd-Z Elements*
- P. PalmeriP. Quinet T. Kallman
- 1 July 2012
Physics
Complete data sets of level energies, transition wavelengths, A-values, radiative and Auger widths and fluorescence yields for K-vacancy levels of the F, Na, P, Cl, K, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Cu and…
Atomic data from the IRON project LXIII : Electron-impact excitation of Fe19+ up to n=4
- M. WitthoeftG. ZannaN. Badnell
- 1 May 2007
Physics
We present results for the electron-impact excitation of N-like Fe as part of the RmaX network. R-matrix theory using an intermediatecoupling frame transformation method is used to obtain…
The Challenges of Plasma Modeling: Current Status and Future Plans
- A. FosterR. SmithN. BrickhouseT. KallmanM. Witthoeft
- 31 December 2010
Physics
Successfully modeling X-ray emission from astrophysical plasmas requires a wide range of atomic data to be rapidly accessible by modeling codes, enabling calculation of synthetic spectra for fitting…
Accretion disk dynamics, photoionized plasmas, and stellar opacities
- R. ManciniJ. Bailey H. Takabe
- 22 April 2009
Physics
We present a brief review on the atomic kinetics, modeling and interpretation of astrophysical observations, and laboratory astrophysics experiments. The emphasis is on benchmarking of opacity…
ERRATUM: “PHOTOIONIZATION MODELING OF OXYGEN K ABSORPTION IN THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM, THE CHANDRA GRATING SPECTRA OF XTE J1817-330” (2013, ApJ, 768, 60)
In the published version of this paper, there are some minor inaccuracies in the absorption-line wavelengths listed in Table 4 as a result of a faulty reduction procedure of the Obs6615 spectrum. The…
Electron-Impact Ionization from Excited States in H-Like Ions
- D. C. GriffinM. PindzolaM. WitthoeftJames ColganDavid R. Schultz
- 1 May 2005
Physics
Radiative and Auger Decay Data for Modeling Nickel K Lines
- P. PalmeriP. Quinet T. Kallman
- 6 June 2008
Physics
Radiative and Auger decay data have been calculated for modeling the K lines in ions of the nickel isonuclear sequence, from Ni+ up to Ni27+. Level energies, transition wavelengths, radiative…
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