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Interpretation of the [ClIII] Lines in Gaseous Nebulae
L H Aller1, S J Czyzak, M F Walker
1UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (LOS ANGELES).
Abstract:
The intensity ratio of the green lambdalambda5517 and 5537 lines of [ClIII] serves as an indicatrix of the electron density in many gaseous nebulae whose spectra can be observed with an image converter. Quantitative interpretation of the line ratio requires accurate values of the collisional strengths and transition probabilities. With improved values of these parameters we have revised electron densities for a number of nebulae; the results seem to be in good accord with those derived from other criteria.
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