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The Astrophysical Plasma Emission Database: Progress and Plans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Randall K. Smith ,
Nancy S. Brickhouse  and
Duane A. Liedahl
Randall K. Smith
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Nancy S. Brickhouse
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Duane A. Liedahl
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Advanced Technologies, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-41, Livermore, CA 94550

Abstract

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The Astrophysical Plasma Emission Database (APED) contains atomic data for the 14 most abundant astrophysical elements, collected from the literature. Although APED was originally designed for use in calculating a collisional-equilibrium X-ray spectrum suitable for analysis of high-resolution data, it is in a general format which can be efficiently used to calculate absorption spectra, photoionization models, and non-equilibrium collisional models. We emphasize original sources; each transition, rate, and energy level in APED contains a bibliographic reference. The APED can be downloaded from http://cxc.harvard.edu/atomdb/, or our website WebGUIDE (http://obsvis.harvard.edu/WebGUIDE/) can be used to search for individual lines or transitions. We are continually working to expand APED (current version 1.3.1) and regularly issue updated collections.

Type
I. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 666 - 667
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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