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EAS Publications Series
Volume 43, 2010
Non-LTE Line Formation for Trace Elements in Stellar Atmospheres
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| Page(s) | 189 - 197 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1043014 | |
| Published online | 16 November 2010 | |
Non-LTE Line Formation for Trace Elements in Stellar Atmospheres
R. Monier, B. Smalley, G. Wahlgren and Ph. Stee (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 43 (2010) 189-197
R. Monier, B. Smalley, G. Wahlgren and Ph. Stee (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 43 (2010) 189-197
Mechanisms of departure from lte
Institute of Astronomy, Russian
Academy of Science, Pyatnitskaya
48, 119017
Moscow,
Russia
e-mail: lima@inasan.ru
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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