TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE OF THE SELF-BROADENED 540.06 NM NEON LINE

Quantum close-coupled calculations of the collisional self-broadening of the 540.06 nm neon line (3s[3/2](1) - 3p'[1/2](0)) are presented fo r temperatures from 70 K to 900 K. These calculations are based on the quantum-mechanical impact theory of Baranger and represent the intera tomic interaction by adiabatic molecular potentials: calculated using model potentials for the electron atom and atomic core-core interactio ns. The calculated widths and shifts vary smoothly with temperature an d are accurately given across the temperature range by fourth order po lynomial fits.