The Hybrid Detailed / Statistical Opacity Code SCO-RCG: New Developments and Applications
arXiv:1311.7429 · doi:10.1063/1.4975753
Abstract
We present the hybrid opacity code SCO-RCG which combines statistical approaches with fine-structure calculations. Radial integrals needed for the computation of detailed transition arrays are calculated by the code SCO (Super-configuration Code for Opacity), which calculates atomic structure at finite temperature and density, taking into account plasma effects on the wave-functions. Levels and spectral lines are then computed by an adapted RCG routine of R. D. Cowan. SCO-RCG now includes the Partially Resolved Transition Array model, which allows one to replace a complex transition array by a small-scale detailed calculation preserving energy and variance of the genuine transition array and yielding improved high-order moments. An approximate method for studying the impact of strong magnetic field on opacity and emissivity was also recently implemented.
Proceedings of the 18th APiP (Atomic Processes in Plasmas) conference (Auburn, AL, USA, October 7-10th 2013); submitted to AIP Conf. Proc