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第二恒星谱与第二类非LTE问题

The Second Stellar Spectrum and the non-LTE Problem of the Second Kind

J. Trujillo Bueno

摘要:

本文概述了计算谱线强度和偏振的辐射转移问题,出现从一个(通常磁化)天体物理等离子体的原子和分子的激发态是显着影响的各向异性辐射场产生的辐射跃迁。这种第二类非LTE问题的数值解有助于对第二太阳光谱的物理理解和对扩展太阳大气层复杂磁性的探索,但如果为当代夜间望远镜开发高灵敏度偏振计,则可以了解更多。有趣的是,我发现,一些共振线跃迁的水平之间的人口比可以有效地调制的倾斜弱磁场时,入射辐射的各向异性是显着的,这可能会提供一个新的诊断工具,在天体物理学。

英文摘要:

This paper presents an overview of the radiative transfer problem of calculating the spectral line intensity and polarization that emerges from a (generally magnetized) astrophysical plasma composed of atoms and molecules whose excitation state is significantly influenced by radiative transitions produced by an anisotropic radiation field. The numerical solution of this non-LTE problem of the 2nd kind is facilitating the physical understanding of the second solar spectrum and the exploration of the complex magnetism of the extended solar atmosphere, but much more could be learned if high-sensitivity polarimeters were developed also for the present generation of night-time telescopes. Interestingly, I find that the population ratio between the levels of some resonance line transitions can be efficiently modulated by the inclination of a weak magnetic field when the anisotropy of the incident radiation is significant, something that could provide a new diagnostic tool in astrophysics.

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