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Diffuse reflection of line radiation from a semi-infinite turbulent atmosphere

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The diffuse reflection of line radiation from a one dimensional semi-infinite turbulent atmosphere is examined in two limiting regimes of micro-and macroturbulence. Ambartsumyan’s invariance principle is used to solve this problem. In addition to the observed spectral line profile, statistical averages describing the diffusion process in the atmosphere (mean number of scattering events, average time spent by a photon in the medium) are determined. The dependence of these quantities on the average hydrodynamic velocity and scattering coefficient is studied. It is shown that in the microturbulent regime the intensity at the line center depends only slightly on the mean nonthermal velocity. In both regimes, photons in the far wings undergo scattering more frequently than in a static atmosphere, although they spend, on average, less time in the medium.

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  1. V. A. Ambartsumyan Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, Armenia

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Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 391–403 (August 2007).

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Nikoghossian, A.G. Diffuse reflection of line radiation from a semi-infinite turbulent atmosphere. Astrophysics 50, 321–332 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10511-007-0031-9

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