Abstract
Relative level populations for O III, derived using electron impact excitation rates calculated with the R-matrix code, are used to deduce the electron-temperature-sensitive emission-line ratioR=I(2s 22p2 1D–2s22p21S)/I(2s2 2p23P1,2–2s22p2 1D) =I(4363 Å)/I(4959 + 5007 Å) for a range ofTe = (7500–20000 K) applicable to planetary nebulae. Electron temperatures deduced from the observed values ofR in several planetary nebulae are in excellent agreement with those determined fromTe-sensitive line ratios in other species, including CIII]/C [II], [NII] and [ArIII], which provides support for the accuracy of the atomic data adopted in the level population calculations.
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Keenan, F.P., Aggarwal, K.M. [OIII] Electron temperatures in planetary nebulae. J Astrophys Astron 10, 147–150 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02719310
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