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Detailed computation of hot-plasma atomic spectra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2015

Jean-Christophe Pain ,
Franck Gilleron  and
Thomas Blenski
Jean-Christophe Pain*
Affiliation:
CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon, France
Franck Gilleron
Affiliation:
CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon, France
Thomas Blenski
Affiliation:
CEA, DSM, IRAMIS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Jean-Christophe Pain, CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France. E-mail: jean-christophe.pain@cea.fr
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Abstract

We present recent evolutions of the detailed opacity code SCO-RCG which combines statistical modelings of levels and lines with fine-structure calculations. The code now includes the Partially Resolved Transition Array model, which allows one to replace a complex transition array by a small-scale detailed calculation preserving energy and variance of the genuine transition array and yielding improved higher-order moments. An approximate method for studying the impact of strong magnetic field on opacity and emissivity was also recently implemented. The Zeeman line profile is modeled by fourth-order Gram-Charlier expansion series, which is a Gaussian multiplied by a linear combination of Hermite polynomials. Electron collisional line broadening is often modeled by a Lorentzian function and one has to calculate the convolution of a Lorentzian with Gram-Charlier distribution for a huge number of spectral lines. Since the numerical cost of the direct convolution would be prohibitive, we propose, to obtain the resulting profile, a fast and precise algorithm, relying on a representation of the Gaussian by cubic splines.

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E1 linesFine structureHot plasmasOpacityRadiative propertiesStatistical methods

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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 201 - 210
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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