Recommended Citation
August 1, 2011.
Abstract
Astrophysicists use radiation to investigate the physics controlling a variety of celestial sources, including stellar atmospheres, black holes, and binary systems. By measuring the spectrum of the emitted radiation, astrophysicists can determine a source’s temperature and composition. Accurate atomic data are needed for reliably interpreting these spectra. Here we present an overview of how LLNL’s EBIT facility is used to put the atomic data on sound footing for use by the high energy astrophysics community.
Disciplines
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Cosmochemistry | Nuclear | Other Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physical Processes | Plasma and Beam Physics | Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy
Mentor
Greg Brown
Lab site
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Funding Acknowledgement
This material is based upon work supported by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0952013. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation or the National Science Foundation.
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Commons, Cosmochemistry Commons, Nuclear Commons, Other Astrophysics and Astronomy Commons, Physical Processes Commons, Plasma and Beam Physics Commons, Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy Commons
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/star/43