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Theoretical Methods of Treating Line Formation Problems in Steady-State Extended Atmospheres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2017

George B. Rybicki*
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Astrophysioal Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Abstract

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Theoretical methods applicable to the study of line formation in steady-state extended atmospheres are reviewed. The formal solution of the transfer equation is considered, as well as numerical and analytical methods of determining the source function. Topics discussed include: the local frequency transformation, geometrical effects, and the case of large velocity gradients. A new plane-parallel approximation for spherically symmetric moving atmospheres is given that takes account of transverse velocity gradients.

Type
Part B. Theoretical Methods for Handling Non-LTE Problems
Copyright
Copyright © 1970

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