Plasma environment effects on K lines of astrophysical interest. II. Ionization potentials, K thresholds, radiative rates and Auger widths in Ne- through He-like iron ions (Fe xvii - Fe xxv)

Abstract

Aims. In the context of accretion disks around black holes, we estimate plasma-environment effects on the atomic parameters associated with the decay of K-vacancy states in highly charged iron ions, namely Fe xvii - Fe xxv. Methods. Within the relativistic multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock (MCDF) framework, the electron-nucleus and electron-electron plasma screenings are approximated with a time-averaged Debye-Huckel potential. Results. Modified ionization potentials, K thresholds, wavelengths, radiative emission rates and Auger widths are reported for astrophysical plasmas characterized by electron temperatures and densities respectively in the ranges 1E5 - 1E7 K and 1E18 - 1E22 cm-3 . Conclusions. We conclude that the high-resolution micro-calorimeters onboard future X-ray missions such as XRISM and ATHENA are expected to be sensitive to the lowering of the iron K edge due to the extreme plasma conditions occurring in accretion disks around compact objects.

arXiv comment16 pages, 7 figures, submitted to A&A

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