Towards a self-consistent approach to model cool hydrogen plasma emission

POSTER

Abstract

Cool (molecular) plasmas are ubiquitous throughout the Universe. Practically all opacity and emissivity studies of molecular plasmas are conducted utilizing data or codes taken from several different sources. To this end, we are developing a fully generalizable self-consistent approach to model cool hydrogen (H$_2$ and H$_2^+$) plasmas opacity and emissivity. Here we present results of cool hydrogen plasmas emission, and investigate the importance of electronic excited states.

Authors

  • Mark Zammit

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • James Colgan

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Dmitry Fursa

    • Curtin University

  • Igor Bray

    • Curtin University

  • Christopher Fontes

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • David Kilcrease

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Peter Hakel

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Jeffery Leiding

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Eddy Timmermans

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory