Radiative transfer in molecular lines
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The highly convergent iterative methods developed by Trujillo Bueno and Fabiani Bendicho (1995) for radiative transfer (RT) applications are generalized to spherical symmetry with velocity fields. These RT methods are based on Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel (GS), and SOR iteration and they form the basis of a new NLTE multilevel transfer code for atomic and molecular lines. The benchmark tests carried out so far are presented and discussed. The main aim is to develop a number of powerful RT tools for the theoretical interpretation of molecular spectra.
4 pages, 5 figures, to appear in the proceedings of "The Promise of FIRST" symposium, Toledo, 12-15 December 2000
4 pages, 5 figures, to appear in the proceedings of "The Promise of FIRST" symposium, Toledo, 12-15 December 2000