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[edit] Spectroscopy
[edit] Column Density of O VI
Column density as a function of velocity
N(v) = τ(v) me c / f λ π e2
N(v) = 3.768 x 1014 τ(v) / f λ(A)
τ(v) = -ln(Iobs(v) / Icont(v))
f is atomic oscillator strength; λ is wavelength in A.
[edit] Individual line profiles