Comments on 'the angle-dependent redistribution functions RIII and RIV' by S. J. McKenna

I. Hubeny; P. Heinzel

doi:10.1007/BF00652923

Comments on 'the angle-dependent redistribution functions R_III and R_IV' by S. J. McKenna

I. Hubeny, P. Heinzel

Steward Observatory

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It is shown that the complicated form of the line absorption probability function for scattering in subordinate lines, derived by McKenna (1984), is an artifact of adopting a mathematically inconvenient expression for the corresponding redistribution function. It is demonstrated that the absorption probability must be given by the Voigt function.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	409-413
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume	119
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00652923
State	Published - Feb 1986

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