dc.contributor.author |
Rangarajan, K. E |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2008-09-01T09:26:30Z |
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dc.date.available |
2008-09-01T09:26:30Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1999-10 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 308, No. 4, pp. 1053 - 1060 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0035-8711 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3287 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The polarized radiative transfer equation is solved when angle-dependent partial redistribution and non-coherent electron scattering are included as line-scattering mechanisms. A static atmosphere with plane parallel symmetry is assumed. Test calculations are used to illustrate the effects of the electron-scattering coefficient, the thermalization parameter and the continuous absorption coefficient on the line polarization. Results of angle-averaged and angle-dependent redistribution functions are compared and it is shown that angle-dependent functions should be used to model the wing polarization of optically thin lines. The lower the continuous absorption compared with the electron scattering, the higher the wing polarization. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
The Royal Astronomical Society |
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dc.relation.uri |
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999MNRAS.308.1053R |
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dc.subject |
Electron scattering |
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dc.subject |
Polarization |
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dc.title |
The effect of angle-dependent non-coherent electron scattering and partial redistribution on the polarization of resonance lines |
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dc.type |
Article |
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