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Table I. Experimental CII Stark shifts dm , and different Table III. Same as in Table I but for OII.
calculations: the semi-classical values of Griem [18] deG and our Ne
T 1017 dm deG de di
calculation of the electron and ionic impact Stark shifts de and Multiplet Å K cm−3 Å Å Å Å Ref
di obtained with the semi-classical formalism of Sahal-Bréchot 3s 4 P− 4349.43 40000 1.0 −0.0084
[1, 2]. The data indicated by † mean that the corresponding widths 3p 4 P0 4336.86 40000 1.0 −0.0084
4366.89 40000 1.0 −0.0085
have not been calculated in our preceding paper [11]. 4345.56 40000 1.0 −0.0084
4319.63 40000 1.0 −0.0083
Ne 4317.14 40000 1.0 −0.0083
T 1017 dm deG de di 4 P−4 S0 3749.48 54000 2.8 0.000 −0.0124 −0.0049 [19]
Multiplet Å K cm−3 Å Å Å Å Ref 2 P−2 D0 4414.90 18800 0.31 −0.0031
3s 2 S− 6578.05 17100 0.25 −0.0080 19100 0.41 −0.0040
3p 2 P0 17500 0.23 −0.0072 19500 0.46 −0.0045
17800 1.96 −0.11 −0.688 −0.0575 −0.0248 [22] 19500 0.39 −0.0039
18800 0.31 −0.0092 19800 0.44 −0.0043
19500 1.44 −0.0436 19900 0.47 −0.0046
20500 0.98 −0.0301 4416.97 18800 0.31 −0.0031
19100 0.41 −0.0040
35000 1.43 −0.14 −0.452 −0.050† −0.0239† [23]
19500 0.46 −0.0045
6582.88 17100 0.25 −0.0080
19500 0.39 −0.0039
17500 0.23 −0.0072
19800 0.44 −0.0044
17800 1.96 −0.15 −0.714 −0.0576 −0.0249 [22]
19900 0.47 −0.0046
18800 0.31 −0.0093 2 P−2 P0
19500 1.44 −0.0437 3954.36 54000 2.8 0.000 −0.0023 0.0036 [19]
20500 0.98 −0.0301 3p 4 D0 − 4075.86 40000 1.0 0.0084
35000 1.43 −0.13 −0.464 −0.050† −0.0239† [23] 3d 4 F 4072.15 40000 1.0 0.0084
4092.93 40000 1.0 0.0085
3p 2 P0 − 7236.44 17100 0.25 −0.0061 2 D 0 −2 F 4705.35 18800 0.31 0.0003
3d 2 D 17100 0.31 −0.0078
19100 0.41 0.0004
18800 0.31 −0.0076
19500 0.46 0.0005
35000 1.43 −0.0622†
19500 0.39 0.0005
7231.33 17100 0.25 −0.0061
19800 0.44 0.0005
17100 0.31 −0.0078
19900 0.47 0.0006
17800 1.96 −0.142 −0.254 −0.0482 −0.0428 [22] 4 S 0 −4 P 4890.86 54000 2.8 0.000 0.0216 0.0144 [19]
18800 0.31 −0.0076
4924.53 60000 0.81 0.000 −0.004 0.0072 0.0043 [20]
19500 1.44 −0.0374 2 P 0 −2 D
20500 0.98 −0.0274 4955.71 60000 0.81 0.000 0.087 0.0007 −0.0108 [20]
35000 1.43 −0.0621† 3p 2 F0 − 4185.46 15700 1.45 −0.0979
7236.19 17800 1.96 −0.159 −0.252 −0.0482 −0.0428 [22] 3d 2 G 18300 1.82 0.077 −0.1163 −0.0087 [26]
19500 1.44 −0.0375 20500 0.98 −0.0600
20500 0.98 −0.0275 4189.79 15700 1.45 −0.0981
18300 1.82 0.087 −0.1166 −0.0087 [26]
35000 1.43 0.00 0.00 −0.0622† −0.0401† [23]
20500 0.98 −0.0601
2 P 0 −2 D 4860.97 60000 0.81 0.000 −0.0135 −0.0204 [20]
4871.52 60000 0.81 0.04 −0.0135 −0.0204 [20]
3s 2 D− 4590.97 40000 1.0 −0.0113
3p 2 F0 4596.18 40000 1.0 −0.0113
Table II. Same as in Table I but for NII. 54000 2.8 0.000 −0.0329 −0.0186 [19]
4595.96 54000 2.8 0.000 −0.0329 −0.0186 [19]
Ne
3d 4 F− 6895.10 60000 0.81 0.159
T 1017 dm deG de di
4p 4 D0
Multiplet Å K cm−3 Å Å Å Å Ref
2p3 1 D0 − 4895.12 28000 1.0 0.132 0.0508 0.0116 [24]
3p 1 P 31000 1.6 0.000 0.0773 0.0168 [25]
3s 3 P0 − 6379.62 28000 1.0 −0.0361
3p 1 P
3 P0 −3 D 5679.56 17000
17500
0.17
0.23
−0.0056
−0.0075
total shifts (de + di ) and the measured ones is better, except for
18800 0.31 −0.0098 the multiplet 3p 2 P0 − 3d 2 D at 35000 K.
28000 1.0 −0.031 −0.244 −0.0311 −0.0138 [24]
31000 1.60 0.000 −0.368 −0.0496 −0.0199 [25] Table II, that concerns the multiplet 3s 3 P0 – 3p 3 D, shows
5666.63 28000 1.0 −0.034 −0.244 −0.0309 −0.0137 [24]
31000 1.60 0.000 −0.366 −0.0493 −0.0198 [25]
that our theoretical data agree with the experimental ones when
5676.02 28000 1.0 −0.028 −0.244 −0.0310 −0.0137 [24] taking into account the error bars of the experiment. Griem [18]
31000 1.6 0.000 −0.368 −0.0495 −0.0199 [25]
5686.21 28000 1.0 −0.031 −0.244 −0.0311 −0.0138 [24] has obtained considerably large negative values deG . There is a
31000 1.6 0.000 −0.369 −0.0497 −0.0199 [25]
3p 3 D− 5005.15 17100 0.25 −0.0003
discrepancy between experimental and our theoretical data for
3d 3 F0 17500 0.23 −0.0002 the multiplet 3p 3 P −3d 3 P0 , where the experimental values are
18800 0.31 −0.0000
5001.47 17100 0.25 −0.0003 4 times larger than ours.
17500 0.23 −0.0002
18800 0.31 −0.0000
Table III shows a good agreement between our data and the
5001.13 17100 0.25 −0.0003 experimental results of Djeniže et al. [19]. The experimental
17500 0.23 −0.0002
18800 0.31 −0.0000 values are generally very small. Considering the experimental
5016.38 28000 1.0 0.0007
3 D−3 D0 4810.30 28000 1.0 0.0032 error (± 0.0015 nm), they are close to zero, the agreement may be
4793.65
4781.19
28000
28000
1.0
1.0
0.0032
0.0032
regarded as satisfactory considering the limits of the accuracy
4774.24 28000 1.0 0.0031 of both experimental and theoretical values. This situation is
3 D−3 P0 4507.56 28000 1.0 0.0109
3 P−3 P0 5452.07 28000 1.0 0.0100 the same for the Djeniže et al. [20] experimental results, the
5454.22
5462.58
28000
28000
1.0
1.0 0.045
0.0100
0.0100 0.0003 [24]
measured values are close to zero within the experimental error
5478.09 28000 1.0 0.0100 (± 0.002 nm). For the multiplet 3p 4 S0 − 3d 4 P at 60000 K,
5480.05 28000 1.0 0.036 0.0100 0.0003 [24]
5495.65 28000 1.0 0.029 0.0101 0.0003 [24] Griem [18] predicts an opposite sign to our data and the trends
of the theoretical predictions taken from Griem [18], lie above
our calculations and the experimental value, especially for 3s 2 P
collisions with ions for the densities of the Tables and indeed for −3p 2 P0 (see Djeniže et al. [19], Fig. 4). A disagreement occurs
smaller ones (see Mahmoudi et al. [11]). di depends on the ionic between experiment and theoretical calculations for the multiplets
perturber in every experience. It can be ionized carbon, ionized 3p 2 F0 − 3d 2 G at 18300 K and 3p 2 P0 − 3d 2 D (4871.52 Å):
nitrogen, ionized oxygen or ionized helium. our calculation predicts a negative shift contrary to the experi-
We can see from Table I that our data obtained using the semi- mental values.
classical formalism [1, 2] are smaller than the data calculated by Table IV presents a comparison of our data (de ) with the
Griem [18]. The Table also shows that the agreement between our theoretical results of Dimitrijević [21] (dD ) obtained by using
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Table IV. Calculated shifts for the OII 3s − 3p multiplet: semi- 4. Conclusion
classical (Griem [18]) values dD calculated by Dimitrijević [21]
By using the semi-classical method of Sahal-Bréchot [1, 2],
and our calculation with the semi-classical approach (Sahal-
we have calculated Stark impact shifts for two multiplets of
Bréchot [1, 2]) de . m is the averaged wavelength for the multiplet.
CII, seven multiplets of NII and twelve multiplets of OII. No
m T Ne de d previous theoretical or measured values exist for several lines. In
Multiplet Å K 1017 cm−3 Å Å order to test the applicability of the method, we have compared
4 P−4 P0 4341 20000 1.0 −0.0070 −0.0812 our results with experimental results, with the semi-classical
30000 1.0 −0.0075 −0.0686 calculations of Griem [18] and of Dimitrijević [21]. The obtained
60000 1.0 −0.0084 −0.0592
agreement between experimental values and ours, validates the
80000 1.0 −0.0078 −0.0574
4 P−4 S0 3736 20000 1.0 −0.0055 −0.0589 semi-classical model when an accurate atomic structure is used
30000 1.0 −0.0043 −0.0538 (TOPbase). According to our knowledge, results on Stark shift
60000 1.0 −0.0047 −0.0383 measurements on CII, NII and OII lines are still missing in the
80000 1.0 −0.0048 −0.0290 literature. Therefore new experimental Stark shift values would
be helpful.
Acknowledgements
This research has been supported by the cooperation between the French CNRS
and the Tunisian DGRSRT. Part of this work has been supported by the Ministry
of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology in Tunisia under the
project (LMA, FSB, 2001–2004).
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