3.1.4. Ascdump output table properties

This section contains the output table properties for the various ascdump commands.

3.1.4.1. Plas

Output for option: plas

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

D

6

te

Electron temperature

keV

D

6

tion

Ion temperature

keV

D

6

tiba

kT (ionisation balance)

keV

D

6

vmic

b = \sqrt{2} \sigma_v

km/s

D

6

cs

Sound speed

km/s

D

6

eden

Electron density

/m**3

D

6

hden

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

6

eide

Electron+Ion density

/m**3

D

6

rho

Mass density

kg/m**3

D

6

ed

Electron/Hydrogen density

D

6

eid

(Electron+Ion)/Hydrogen density

D

6

denm

Mass density / (\mathrm{n}_H * \mathrm{m}_p)

D

6

epla

Plasma frequency energy

keV

3.1.4.2. Abun

Output for option: abun

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

A

2

elem

Element name

D

4

abus

Abundance

Solar

D

4

abua

Abundance

Absolute

D

4

char

Average charge

3.1.4.3. Icon

Output for option: icon

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

D

4

crel

Concentration

(relative)

D

4

cabs

Concentration

(absolute)

3.1.4.4. Rion

Output for option: rion

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

is

Shell number within ion

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

I

4

ind

Shell number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

A

5

shel

Shell name

D

4

pion

Photo-ionisation

/s/ion

D

4

cion

Compton-ionisation

/s/ion

D

4

eion

Electron impact ionisation

/s/ion

D

4

phea

Photo ionisation heating

W/ion

D

4

chea

Compton ionisation heating

W/ion

D

4

ecoo

Electron impact ionisation cooling

W/ion

3.1.4.5. Rate

Output for option: rate

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

D

4

rion

Total ionisation rate

/s/ion

D

4

rrec

Total Recombination rate

/s/ion

D

4

rcxi

CX ionisation rate

/s/ion

D

4

rcxr

CX recombination rate

/s/ion

3.1.4.6. Time

Output for option: time

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

D

4

trec

Recombination time

D

4

crel

Concentration

(relative)

3.1.4.7. Pop

Output for option: pop

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

I

5

il

level number

A

32

lev

Configuration and term

D

8

ener

Energy

keV

D

6

occ

Population

D

4

rocc

Population / LTE population

D

4

gcas

Gain Cascades from above

(/s)

D

3

gexc

Gain Excitation from below

(/s)

D

3

ldow

Loss Downwards

(/s)

D

3

lupp

Loss Upwards

(/s)

D

3

arr

Gain from Radiative recombination

(/s)

D

3

adr

Gain from Dielectronic recombin.

(/s)

D

3

aii

Gain from Inner-shell ionisation

(/s)

D

3

acx

Gain from Charge Exchange (CX)

(/s)

3.1.4.8. Lev

Output for option: lev

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

5

il

lower level

I

5

iu

upper level

D

8

elow

Lower level energy

keV

D

8

eupp

Upper level energy

keV

D

8

de

Energy difference

keV

D

6

eex

Electron excitation

(/s)

D

6

edex

Electron de-excitation

(/s)

D

6

pex

Proton excitation

(/s)

D

6

pdex

Proton de-excitation

(/s)

D

6

rdec

Radiative decay

(/s)

D

6

2p

Two photon emission

(/s)

D

6

rabs

Radiative absorption

(/s)

D

6

rrec

Radiative recombination

(/s)

D

6

drec

Dielectronic recombination

(/s)

D

6

fluo

Fluorescence

(/s)

D

6

cx

Charge exchange

(/s)

D

6

sum

Total

(/s)

A

32

llev

Lower configuration + term

A

32

ulev

Upper configuration + term

3.1.4.9. Elex

Output for option: elex

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

5

il

lower level

I

5

iu

upper level

A

65

tran

Transition

D

6

eexc

Excitation Energy

keV

D

4

ups

Upsilon

D

4

gbar

gbar

D

4

rexc

Excitation rate

/s/ion

D

4

rdex

Deexcitation rate

/s/ion

3.1.4.10. Prex

Output for option: prex

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

5

il

lower level

I

5

iu

upper level

A

65

tran

Transition

D

6

eexc

Excitation Energy

keV

D

4

ups

Upsilon

D

4

gbar

gbar

D

4

rexc

Excitation rate

/s/ion

D

4

rdex

Deexcitation rate

/s/ion

3.1.4.11. Rad

Output for option: rad

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

I

5

il

lower level

I

5

iu

upper level

A

65

tran

Transition

D

6

ener

Energy

keV

D

6

wav

Wavelength

Ang

D

4

fosc

Oscillator strength

D

4

a

Transition probability

/s

D

4

arad

Total radiative loss probability

/s

D

6

atot

Total decay probability

/s

D

4

br

Branching ratio

3.1.4.12. Two

Output for option: two

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

I

5

il

lower level

I

5

iu

upper level

A

65

tran

Transition

D

6

ener

Energy

keV

D

6

wav

Wavelength

Ang

D

4

fosc

Oscillator strength

D

4

a

Transition probability

/s

D

4

arad

Total radiative loss probability

/s

D

6

atot

Total decay probability

/s

D

4

br

Branching ratio

3.1.4.13. Rec

Output for option: rec

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

5

iu

Level

A

32

lev

Level name

D

4

arr

Radiative recombination

/s/ion

D

4

adr

Dielectronic recombination

/s/ion

D

4

acx

Charge exchange recombination

/s/ion

D

4

aii

Inner shell ionisation

/s/ion

3.1.4.14. Grid

Output for option: grid

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

8

ie

Bin nr.

D

6

ef1

Lower energy

(keV)

D

6

ef2

Upper energy

(keV)

D

6

ef

Mean energy

(keV)

D

6

de

Bin width

(keV)

D

6

wav1

Lower wavelength

(Angstom)

D

6

wav2

Upper wavelength

(Angstrom)

D

6

wav

Mean wavelength

(Angstrom)

D

6

dwav

Bin width

(Angstrom)

3.1.4.15. Con

Output for option: con

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

8

ie

Bin nr.

D

6

ener

Mean energy

(keV)

D

6

wav

Mean wavelength

(Angstrom)

D

4

pff

free-free fraction

D

4

pfb

free-bound fraction

D

4

p2p

two-photon fraction

D

4

sff

free-free spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

sfb

free-bound spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

s2p

two-photon spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

scon

total continuum spectrum

ph/s/keV

3.1.4.16. Tcon

Output for option: tcon

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

8

ie

Bin nr.

D

6

ener

Mean energy

(keV)

D

6

wav

Mean wavelength

(Angstrom)

D

4

pff

free-free fraction

D

4

pfb

free-bound fraction

D

4

p2p

two-photon fraction

D

4

sff

free-free spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

sfb

free-bound spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

s2p

two-photon spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

scon

total continuum spectrum

ph/s/keV

3.1.4.17. Ccon

Output for option: ccon

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

L

10

ff

free-free contribution

L

10

fb

free-bound contribution

I

3

fbnm

free-bound nmax

L

10

2p

two-photon contribution

3.1.4.18. Clin

Output for option: clin

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

8

ie

Bin nr.

D

6

ener

Mean energy

(keV)

D

6

wav

Mean wavelength

(Angstrom)

D

4

pcon

continuum fraction

D

4

plin

line fraction

D

4

scon

continuum spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

slin

line spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

stot

total spectrum

ph/s/keV

3.1.4.19. Tcl

Output for option: tcl

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

8

ie

Bin nr.

D

6

ener

Mean energy

(keV)

D

6

wav

Mean wavelength

(Angstrom)

D

4

pcon

cont fraction

D

4

plin

line fraction

D

4

scon

cont spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

slin

line spectrum

ph/s/keV

D

4

stot

total spectrum

ph/s/keV

3.1.4.20. Line

Output for option: line

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

I

7

id

Line nr.

I

5

il

lower level

I

5

iu

upper level

L

7

c

New Calculation

A

65

tran

Transition

D

6

ener

Energy

keV

D

6

wav

Wavelength

Ang

D

3

flux

Photon flux

Photons/s

D

3

watt

Energy flux

W

D

3

nfwh

Natural FWHM

keV

D

3

dfwh

Doppler FWHM

keV

D

3

tau

Optical depth at line center

D

3

pesl

Single flight Escape prob. line

D

3

pesc

Single flight Escape prob. cont

D

3

pest

Escape probability total

D

3

eps

photon destruction probability

3.1.4.21. Tlin

Output for option: tlin

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

I

7

id

Line nr.

I

5

il

lower level

I

5

iu

upper level

L

7

c

New Calculation

A

65

tran

Transition

D

6

ener

Energy

keV

D

6

wav

Wavelength

Ang

D

3

flux

photon flux

Photons/s

D

3

watt

Energy flux

W

3.1.4.22. Tran

Output for option: tral

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

I

7

id

Line nr.

I

5

il

lower level

I

5

iu

upper level

L

7

c

New Calculation

D

6

ener

Energy

keV

D

6

wav

Wavelength

Ang

D

3

tau0

Optical depth at line center

D

3

ewk

Equivalent width

keV

D

3

ewa

Equivalent width

Ang

D

3

voig

Voigt a parameter

A

67

tran

Transition

Output for option: trac

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

I

2

is

Shell number within ion

I

6

ind

Shell number

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

A

5

shel

Shell name

D

6

ener

Energy

keV

D

6

wav

Wavelength

Ang

D

3

tau0

Optical depth at edge

D

3

ewk

Equivalent width

keV

D

3

ewa

Equivalent width

Ang

3.1.4.23. Col

Output for option: col

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

2

iz

Z nuclear charge

I

2

jz

Ionisation stage

A

2

elem

Element name

A

6

stag

Ionisation stage

I

2

ii

ii Iso-electronic sequence

I

3

ion

Ion number

D

4

col

Column density

/m**2

D

4

lcol

Log column density

log (/m**2)

3.1.4.24. Heat

Output for option: heat

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

D

15

sol1

Solution

D

15

t1

Electron temperature

keV

D

15

ne1

Electron density

/m**3

D

15

nh1

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

15

p1

Electron pressure

Pa

D

0

sol2

Solution

D

0

t2

Electron temperature

keV

D

0

ne2

Electron density

/m**3

D

0

nh2

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

0

p2

Electron pressure

Pa

D

0

sol3

Solution

D

0

t3

Electron temperature

keV

D

0

ne3

Electron density

/m**3

D

0

nh3

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

0

p3

Electron pressure

Pa

D

0

sol4

Solution

D

0

t4

Electron temperature

keV

D

0

ne4

Electron density

/m**3

D

0

nh4

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

0

p4

Electron pressure

Pa

D

0

sol5

Solution

D

0

t5

Electron temperature

keV

D

0

ne5

Electron density

/m**3

D

0

nh5

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

0

p5

Electron pressure

Pa

D

0

sol6

Solution

D

0

t6

Electron temperature

keV

D

0

ne6

Electron density

/m**3

D

0

nh6

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

0

p6

Electron pressure

Pa

D

0

sol7

Solution

D

0

t7

Electron temperature

keV

D

0

ne7

Electron density

/m**3

D

0

nh7

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

0

p7

Electron pressure

Pa

D

0

sol8

Solution

D

0

t8

Electron temperature

keV

D

0

ne8

Electron density

/m**3

D

0

nh8

Hydrogen density

/m**3

D

0

p8

Electron pressure

Pa

D

15

solu

You selected solution nr.

D

15

hcom

Heating Compton scattering

W/m**3

D

15

hff

Heating free-free absorption

W/m**3

D

15

hphe

Heating photo-electrons

W/m**3

D

15

hci

Heating Compton ionisation

W/m**3

D

15

haug

Heating Auger electrons

W/m**3

D

15

hcol

Heating collis. de-excitation

W/m**3

D

15

hex

Heating external source

W/m**3

D

15

ccom

Cooling inverse Compton scatter.

W/m**3

D

15

ccoi

Cooling electron ionisation

W/m**3

D

15

crec

Cooling radiative recombination

W/m**3

D

15

cffe

Cooling free-free emission

W/m**3

D

15

ccol

Cooling collisional excitation

W/m**3

D

15

cdr

Cooling dielectronic recombin.

W/m**3

D

15

cadi

Cooling adiabatic expansion

W/m**3

D

15

heat

Total heating

W/m**3

D

15

cool

Total cooling

W/m**3

3.1.4.25. Ebal

Output for option: ebal

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

4

step

Step

I

3

i

i

I

3

itcx

CX iter

D

3

hden

H density

/m**3

D

3

eden

el density

/m**3

D

3

nenh

n

D

3

te

kT electron

keV

D

3

delt

Delta

D

3

heat

Total heating

W/m**3

D

3

cool

Total cooling

W/m**3

D

15

hcom

Heating Compton scattering

W/m**3

D

15

hff

Heating free-free absorption

W/m**3

D

15

hphe

Heating photo-electrons

W/m**3

D

15

hci

Heating Compton ionisation

W/m**3

D

15

haug

Heating Auger electrons

W/m**3

D

15

hcol

Heating collis. de-excitation

W/m**3

D

15

hex

Heating external source

W/m**3

D

15

ccom

Cooling inverse Compton scatter.

W/m**3

D

15

ccoi

Cooling electron ionisation

W/m**3

D

15

crec

Cooling radiative recombination

W/m**3

D

15

cffe

Cooling free-free emission

W/m**3

D

15

ccol

Cooling collisional excitation

W/m**3

D

15

cdr

Cooling dielectronic recombin.

W/m**3

D

15

cadi

Cooling adiabatic expansion

W/m**3

3.1.4.26. Nei

Output for option: nei

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

D

4

uhis

U = integral (ne t)

s/m**3

D

4

this

kT

keV

3.1.4.27. Snr

Output for option: snr

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

D

6

age

Age

year

D

6

rs

Shock radius

pc

D

6

nh

ISM Hydrogen density

cm**-3

D

6

eexp

Explosion energy

1E43 J

D

6

mesh

Shocked ejected mass

Solar units

D

6

mesw

swept-up ISM mass

Solar units

D

6

s

ISM density gradient s

D

6

n

ejecta density gradient n

D

6

alfa

Hamiltons alpha parameter

D

6

nu

Hamiltons nu parameter

D

6

ts

Shock temperature

keV

D

6

tej

Av. temp. shocked ejecta

keV

D

6

tism

Av. temp. shocked ISM

keV

D

6

u

Ionisation parameter

1E20 s/m**3

D

6

uej

Av. ionis. shocked ejecta

1E20 s/m**3

D

6

uism

Av. ionis. shocked ISM

1E20 s/m**3

D

6

yej

Em. measure shocked ejecta

1E64 /m**3

D

6

yism

Em. measure shocked ISM

1E64 /m**3

D

6

rej

Av. radius shocked ejecta

pc

D

6

rism

Av. radius shocked ISM

pc

D

6

aej

Av. plasma age shocked ejecta

year

D

6

aism

Av. plasma age shocked ISM

year

D

6

vej

Av. gas velocity shocked ejecta

km/s

D

6

vism

Av. gas velocity shocked ISM

km/s

D

6

vs

Shock velocity

km/s

D

6

rrs

Reverse shock radius

pc

D

6

rcd

Contact discontinuity radius

pc

D

6

cmax

Maximum distance clumps

pc

D

6

nenh

Ratio electron/Hydrogen density

D

6

dist

Distance

kpc

3.1.4.28. Clus

Output for option: clus

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

3

ir

Bin number

D

6

r1

Lower radius

m

D

6

r2

Upper radius

m

D

6

dr

Bin width

m

D

6

rw

Mean radius

m

D

6

hw

Density Hydrogen profile

/m**3

D

6

tw

Temperature profile

keV

D

6

pw

Pressure profile

Pa

D

6

yw

Emission measure profile

/m**3

D

6

sw

Turbulent velocity profile

km/s

D

6

zw

Outflow velocity profile

km/s

D

6

abu

Relative abundance

3.1.4.29. Clup

Output for option: clup

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

I

8

ir

Projected bin number

D

6

r1

Lower radius

m

D

6

r2

Upper radius

m

D

6

dr

Bin width

m

D

6

rw

Mean radius

m

D

6

spro

Radial photon flux profile

ph/m**2/s

D

6

ppro

Power profile

W/m**2

D

6

scum

Cumulative Radial profile

ph/s

D

6

pcum

Cumulative Power profile

W

3.1.4.30. Dem

Output for option: dem

Type

Digits

Acronym

Description

Units

D

4

t

Temperature

keV

D

4

y

Em. measure

1E64 m**-3