On the effective temperature of AlC molecular lines in sunspot umbral spectra

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R. Sindhan
P. Sriramachandran
R. Shanmugavel
S. Ramaswamy
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[1] Physics Research Centre,
[2] N.M.S.S.V.N. College,undefined
[3] Physics Research Centre,undefined
[4] V.H.N.S.N. College,undefined
[5] Madurai Kamaraj University Constituent College,undefined
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Astrophysics and Space Science | 2020年 / 365卷
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Molecular data; Electronic transition moment; Sunspot umbrae; Rotational temperature; Vibrational temperature; AlC molecule;
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In the present work, a significant rotational lines of the B4Σ−–X4Σ−\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$B^{4}\Sigma ^{-} \mbox{--} X^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} $\end{document} (0,0\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$0,0$\end{document}) band system of the AlC molecule were identified in high resolution FTS sunspot umbral spectra in the region from 22,450 to 22,600 cm−1. Among the well-resolved identified lines, the rotational temperatures have been estimated to be 4018 K for photosphere and 3722 K for a hot umbra. Hence, the estimated effective rotational temperatures provide evidence for the possible presence of the AlC molecule in a sunspot umbra. The radiative transition parameters for A4Π−–X4Σ−\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$A^{4}\Pi ^{ -} \mbox{--} X^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} $\end{document} and B4Σ−–X4Σ−\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$B^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} \mbox{--} X^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} $\end{document} systems of the AlC molecule have been estimated for experimentally known vibrational levels using the Rydberg–Klein–Rees (RKR) potential. The Franck-Condon (FC) factor of B4Σ−–X4Σ−\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$B^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} \mbox{--} X^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} $\end{document} (0,0\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$0,0$\end{document}) band system is most intense (qv′v″=0.741\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$q_{v'v''} = 0.741$\end{document}). For the B4Σ−\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$B^{4}\Sigma ^{ -}$\end{document} state, the radiative lifetime of v′=0\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$v'=0$\end{document} level is found as 103.93 ns. The effective vibrational temperature of the A4Π−–X4Σ−\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$A^{4}\Pi ^{ -} \mbox{--} X^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} $\end{document} and B4Σ−–X4Σ−\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$B^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} \mbox{--} X^{4}\Sigma ^{ -} $\end{document} band systems of the AlC molecule is 3981 K and 2706 K, respectively. Therefore, the effective vibrational temperature and radiative transition parameters help us to ascertain the possible presence of the AlC molecule in the solar atmosphere.
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