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Bowen excitation of NIII lines in symbiotic stars

Eriksson, Mattias LU ; Johansson, Sveneric LU ; Wahlgren, Glenn LU ; Veenhuizen, H ; Munari, U and Siviero, A (2005) In Astronomy & Astrophysics 434(2). p.397-404
Abstract
We present a semi-empirical equation for prediction of the strengths of those N III lines that are generated by the Bowen mechanism and observed in spectra of symbiotic stars. The equation assumes that the Bowen mechanism is the only source populating the 3d state in N III, and comparisons with observations of the 3s-3p and 3p-3d transitions serve as a test of this assumption. In an ongoing study of symbiotic stars the equation has been applied to two symbiotic novae, RR Tel and AG Peg, by comparing the predicted N III line strengths to observed line intensities. It is clear that besides the Bowen mechanism there is another process, most likely radiative recombination, that contributes to the N III 3d population in AG Peg and is the main... (More)
We present a semi-empirical equation for prediction of the strengths of those N III lines that are generated by the Bowen mechanism and observed in spectra of symbiotic stars. The equation assumes that the Bowen mechanism is the only source populating the 3d state in N III, and comparisons with observations of the 3s-3p and 3p-3d transitions serve as a test of this assumption. In an ongoing study of symbiotic stars the equation has been applied to two symbiotic novae, RR Tel and AG Peg, by comparing the predicted N III line strengths to observed line intensities. It is clear that besides the Bowen mechanism there is another process, most likely radiative recombination, that contributes to the N III 3d population in AG Peg and is the main population process of this state in RR Tel. It is also clear that a second, not previously considered, N III channel, 2p P-2(1/2)-3d D-2(3/2) at 374.198 angstrom, is pumped by O III in both RR Tel and AG Peg. (Less)
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binaries : symbiotic, atomic processes, line : formation
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
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434
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2
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397 - 404
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EDP Sciences
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0004-6361
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10.1051/0004-6361:20042174
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English
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  author       = {{Eriksson, Mattias and Johansson, Sveneric and Wahlgren, Glenn and Veenhuizen, H and Munari, U and Siviero, A}},
  issn         = {{0004-6361}},
  keywords     = {{binaries : symbiotic; atomic processes; line : formation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{397--404}},
  publisher    = {{EDP Sciences}},
  series       = {{Astronomy & Astrophysics}},
  title        = {{Bowen excitation of NIII lines in symbiotic stars}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042174}},
  doi          = {{10.1051/0004-6361:20042174}},
  volume       = {{434}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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