Modelling and Spectroscopy of Atomic Radiation from Low Density Plasmas

David H. Brooks

Discussed topics

• Types of plasma equilibria

• Atomic processes in optically thin plasmas

• Atom/ion population structure

• Generalised collisional-radiative theory

• Ionisation state distributions

• Radiated Power loss

• Spectroscopic diagnostics

• A test case: the solar transition zone