title collisionally excited H in LTE limit c c commands controlling continuum ========= black body, T = 50000 K ionization parameter -8 c c commands for density & abundances ========= // >>chng 06 jul 22, density from 18 to 20, large change in H-like // collision strengths, now much smaller. Small densities result in extreme // unphysical departure coefficients in high n levels, with resulting // runaway maser. This simulation is highly contrived to test only n-changing // collisions hden = 20 init file="hheonly.ini" c c commands controlling geometry ========= stop lyman optical depth -6 stop zone 1 set dr 0 // >>chng 06 jul 22, add this large change in H-like // collision strengths, now much smaller. Small densities result in extreme // unphysical departure coefficients in high n levels, with resulting // runaway maser. This simulation is highly contrived to test only n-changing // collisions - gas is now more neutral so even fewer collisions occur // setting high eden gets back to intended test set eden 20 c c other commands for details ========= no induced processes (OK) atom h-like collisions l-mixing off atom he-like collapsed levels 20 atom he-like collisions l-mixing off constant temperature = 50000 K iterate c c commands controlling output ========= print h-like departure coefficients print h-like populations print he-like departure coefficients print populations h-like // save overview "limit_lte_h_t50_coll.ovr" save performance "limit_lte_h_t50_coll.per" save monitors "limit_lte_h_t50_coll.asr" last c c commands giving the monitors ========= monitor h-like departure coef hydrogen value 1 largest = 0.14 // // >>chng 02 nov 25, added this //TODO change assert command so have option to look at only high-n // assert he-like departure coef helium value 1.006, largest = 0.14 // >>chng 06 jul 22, from -0.163 to -0.0032, RP update H-like cs, now // much smaller, ionization changed - note no coll ion in this sim // >>chng 06 aug 30, from -0.0032 to -0.592, RP H-like cont lowering // >>chng 06 dec 22, from -0.5920 to -0.4835, RP H-like cont lowering fix monitor hydrogen 1 ionization -0.4835 // // >>chng 06 jul 22, from -0.500 to -2.207, RP update H-like cs, now // much smaller, ionization changed - note no coll ion in this sim // >>chng 06 aug 30, from -2.207 to -0.129, RP H-like cont lowering // >>chng 06 dec 22, from -0.129 to -0.1732, RP H-like cont lowering fix monitor hydrogen 2 ionization -0.1732 // // >>chng 02 dec 19, from -0.037 to -0.0161 new he atom // >>chng 04 jul 03, from -0.0161 to -0.0522, NA update H, CO chem net // >>chng 06 jul 22, from -0.0522 to -0.0154, RP update H-like cs, now // much smaller, ionization changed - note no coll ion in this sim // >>chng 06 aug 24, turn on coll ionization from -0.0154 to -0.390 monitor helium 1 ionization -0.390 // // >>chng 02 apr 29, from -1.302 to -1.091, chng coll dat highlevels hei // >>chng 02 dec 12, from -1.091 to -1.063, different conv criteria // >>chng 02 dec 19, from -1.063 to -1.44, new he atom // >>chng 03 feb 38, from -1.44 to -1.464, better hei coll // >>chng 03 mar 13, from -1.464 to -2.569, better hei coll splitting // >>chng 04 apr 17, from -2.569 to -2.460, better mole conv // >>chng 04 jul 03, from -2.460 to -0.946, NA update H, CO chem net // >>chng 06 jul 22, from -0.946 to -1.458, RP update H-like cs, now // much smaller, ionization changed - note no coll ion in this sim // >>chng 06 aug 24, from -1.458 to -1.484, RP update H, He-like num lev local // increase error // >>chng 06 aug 24, turn on coll ionization from -1.4844 to -0.227 monitor helium 2 ionization -0.227 error 0.1 // c limit_lte_h_t50_coll.in c class limit c ======================================== c This checks that the model H atom goes to LTE at high densities. chng 06 aug 24, had not included collisional ionization, and so he-like departure coefficients were very large, around 202. comments said there were problems. turned on collisional ionization, no problems noted chng 06 jul 22 with RP changes in high-n n-changing collisions the rates are now much smaller - needed to change density to be far higher and several quantities changed. at lower density (1e18 cm-3) the populations are very unphysical and runaway maser now occurs. this is only a homework problem and intended to only test n-changing collisions. with higher density this test is done.