Spectroscopic Measurements in
Photoionized Plasma
1. Outflow velocities, mass loss (wavelengths)
2. Electron temperatures (RRCs)
3. Optical depth => column densities
via absorption (oscillator strengths) and emission
4. Elemental abundances
(column density behavior as a function of
ionization parameter x = L/ner2)
5. Ionization balance (x), density (ne) and position (r)
(photo-ionization and recombination rates, including
autoionization processes)
   Note: C 2  is not a measurable astrophysical quantity!
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