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Mechanisms of departure from lte

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2010

R. Monier ,
B. Smalley ,
G. Wahlgren ,
Ph. Stee  and
L. Mashonkina
L. Mashonkina*
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Science, Pyatnitskaya 48, 119017 Moscow, Russia. e-mail: lima@inasan.ru
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Abstract

This paper reviews the various population and depopulation mechanisms that establish the statistical equilibrium of atoms and shows how departures from LTE for level occupation numbers translate in non-LTE effects for spectral lines.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 43: Non-LTE Line Formation for Trace Elements in Stellar Atmospheres , 2010 , pp. 189 - 197
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2010

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