Measuring nebular temperatures: The effect of new collision strengths with equilibrium and κ-distributed electron energies

Nicholls , DavidDopita, MichaelSutherland, RalphKewley, LisaPalay, Ethan2015-12-130067-0049http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73670In this paper we develop tools for observers to use when analyzing nebular spectra for temperatures and metallicities, with two goals: to present a new, simple method to calculate equilibrium electron temperatures for collisionally excited line flux ratioAuthor/s retain copyrightKeywords: atomic data; Hii regions; ISM: abundances; planetary nebulae: generalMeasuring nebular temperatures: The effect of new collision strengths with equilibrium and κ-distributed electron energies201310.1088/0067-0049/207/2/212016-02-24