The effect of photoionization on the cooling rates of enriched, astrophysical plasmas
The effect of photoionization on the cooling rates of enriched, astrophysical plasmas
Radiative cooling is central to a wide range of astrophysical problems. Despite its importance, cooling rates are generally computed using very restrictive assumptions, such as collisional ionization equilibrium and solar relative abundances. We simultaneously relax both assumptions and investigate the effects of photo-ionization of heavy elements by the meta-galactic UV/X-ray …