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Astrophysical laser operating in the OI 8446-angstrom line in the Weigelt blobs of eta Carinae

Johansson, Sveneric LU and Letokhov, Vladilen LU (2005) In Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 364(2). p.731-737
Abstract
Within the framework of a simple model of photophysical processes in the Weigelt blobs in the vicinity of the luminous blue variable (LBV) star eta Carinae, we explain the presence of the fluorescent < O I > 8446-angstrom and forbidden [O I] 6300-angstrom lines as well as the absence of the allowed O I 7774-angstrom line in spectra recorded with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/STIS instrument (Gull et al.). From atomic data and estimated stellar parameters we demonstrate that there is a population inversion and stimulated emission in the 3p P-3-3s S-3 transition lambda 8446 due to photoexcitation by accidental resonance (PAR) by H Ly beta radiation.
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stars : individual, radiation mechanisms : non-thermal, atomic processes, line : formation, eta Carinae, infrared : stars
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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364
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2
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731 - 737
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Oxford University Press
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1365-2966
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10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09605.x
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English
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  abstract     = {{Within the framework of a simple model of photophysical processes in the Weigelt blobs in the vicinity of the luminous blue variable (LBV) star eta Carinae, we explain the presence of the fluorescent &lt; O I &gt; 8446-angstrom and forbidden [O I] 6300-angstrom lines as well as the absence of the allowed O I 7774-angstrom line in spectra recorded with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/STIS instrument (Gull et al.). From atomic data and estimated stellar parameters we demonstrate that there is a population inversion and stimulated emission in the 3p P-3-3s S-3 transition lambda 8446 due to photoexcitation by accidental resonance (PAR) by H Ly beta radiation.}},
  author       = {{Johansson, Sveneric and Letokhov, Vladilen}},
  issn         = {{1365-2966}},
  keywords     = {{stars : individual; radiation mechanisms : non-thermal; atomic processes; line : formation; eta Carinae; infrared : stars}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{731--737}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society}},
  title        = {{Astrophysical laser operating in the OI 8446-angstrom line in the Weigelt blobs of eta Carinae}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09605.x}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09605.x}},
  volume       = {{364}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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