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4 papers

astro-ph.HE2025

Electron impact excitation of Te IV and V and Level Resolved R-matrix Photoionization of Te I - IV with application to modelling of AT2017gfo

Leo P. Mulholland, Catherine A. Ramsbottom, Connor P. Ballance +2

Spectral modelling of kilonovae (KNe) require large amounts of collisional excitation and photoionization atomic data for lowly ionised (neutral, singly and doubly ionised) species…

astro-ph.SR2025

New Level Resolved Ground and Excited State Pb III, IV, V & VI Photoionization Cross Sections for Heavy Metal Subdwarf Modeling

David J. Dougan, Matti Dorsch, Laura J. A. Scott +3

High abundances of various lead (Pb) species have been identified in the spectra of many Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars and O- and B-type subdwarfs (sdO/B). Additional atomic…

astro-ph.HE2025

On the use of the Axelrod formula for thermal electron collisions in Astrophysical Modelling

Leo P. Mulholland, Steven J. Bromley, Connor P. Ballance +2

The Axelrod approximation is widely used in astrophysical modelling codes to evaluate electron-impact excitation effective collision strengths for forbidden transitions. Approximat…

astro-ph.SR2025

Strontium I, III, IV and V: Electron Impact Excitation Data for Kilonovae and White Dwarf Diagnostic Applications

David J. Dougan, Niall E. McElroy, Connor P. Ballance +1

Strontium (Sr) emissions have been observed across a wide range of astrophysical phenomena, from kilonovae (KNe) events to white dwarf (WD) stars. Precise and extensive atomic data…