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Quantitative atomic spectroscopy, a review of progress in the optical-UV region and future opportunities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2020

James E. Lawler Open the ORCID record for James E. Lawler [Opens in a new window] ,
Christopher Sneden ,
Elizabeth A. Den Hartog  and
John J. Cowan
James E. Lawler
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin – Madison emails: jelawler@wisc.edu, eadenhar@wisc.edu
Christopher Sneden
Affiliation:
University of Texas – Austin email: chris@astro.as.utexas.edu
Elizabeth A. Den Hartog
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin – Madison emails: jelawler@wisc.edu, eadenhar@wisc.edu
John J. Cowan
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma – Norman email: jjcowan1@ou.edu
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Abstract

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The development of tunable dye lasers and a simple atomic and ionic beam source for all elements were critical in establishing a reliable absolute scale for atomic transition probabilities in the optical to near UV regions. The laboratory astrophysics program at the University of Wisconsin - Madison (UW) concentrates on neutral and singly-ionized species transitions that are observable in astronomical spectra of cool stars, emphasizing the rare earth n(eutron)-capture elements and the Fe-group elements that are important inputs to early Galactic nucleosynthesis studies. The UW program is one of several productive efforts on atomic transition probabilities. These programs generally use time-resolved laser-induced-fluorescence (TR-LIF) to accurately measure total decay rates and data from high resolution Fourier transform spectrometers (FTSs) to determine emission branching fractions (BFs). The UW laboratory results almost always are directly linked to astronomical chemical composition efforts. There are good opportunities to extend similar research to other wavelength regions.

Keywords

StarsStellar PopulationsStellar ExplosionsNucleo-synthesisLaboratory AstrophysicsLaser Induced FluorescenceFourier Transform Spectrometry
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S350: Laboratory Astrophysics: From Observations to Interpretation , April 2019 , pp. 301 - 305
Copyright
© International Astronomical Union 2020

Footnotes

†IAU S350, Cambridge, UK, April 14 – 19, 2019

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