STUDY OF THE STARK-BROADENING OF THE PASCHEN ALPHA-LINE IN HYDROGEN

Stark width tables of the Paschen alpha line in hydrogen plasmas are p resented, as an aid for plasma diagnosis. The calculations have been c arried out by means of a computer simulation technique using particles and within the usual framework of a mu-ion model. With this technique , an adequate treatment of the ion dynamics effects can be achieved. T he calculations cover a range of electron densities between 10(20)-10( 24.67) m(-3) and temperatures that go from 5000 to 40000 K. Four value s of the reduced mass of the emitter-perturber pair have been consider ed, mu= 0.5, 0.8, 1.0 and 2.0.