When the coronal approximation
breaks down …
v The 2p-3s lines in some
L-shell ions have the
annoying habit of being
populated by a variety of
processes, not only CE, but
also RE, and DR, and to a
lesser extent also CI and RR
(Doron & Behar 2002)
v Resonant absorption could
(under special circumstances)
affect these ratios:
e.g., NGC 4636
(Xu, Kahn, Peterson, et al. 2002)
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