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Theoretical He I Emissivities in the Case B Approximation

arXiv:astro-ph/0502224 · doi:10.1086/429370

Abstract

We calculate the He I case B recombination cascade spectrum using improved radiative and collisional data. We present new emissivities over a range of electron temperatures and densities. The differences between our results and the current standard are large enough to have a significant effect not only on the interpretation of observed spectra of a wide variety of objects but also on determinations of the primordial helium abundance.

Accepted to ApJL

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