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4 - Stellar Atmosphere Codes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2019

Edited by
Lucio Crivellari ,
Sergio Simón-Díaz  and
María Jesús Arévalo
Lucio Crivellari
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
Sergio Simón-Díaz
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
María Jesús Arévalo
Affiliation:
Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife
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Summary

A description is given of stellar atmosphere codes – both codes for calculating the structure of the stellar atmosphere (i.e., including an energy equation) and codes for calculating the emergent spectrum from a given atmospheric structure. Emphasis has been given to codes that are either publicly available or in wide use by a large community. References are given for detailed code descriptions and for typical applications of the codes.

Keywords

Line: formation –Hydrodynamics –Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) –Radiation mechanisms: general –Radiative transfer –Methods: numerical –Sun: atmosphere –Stars: atmospheres
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Radiative Transfer in Stellar and Planetary Atmospheres , pp. 117 - 150
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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