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Fig. 3

Synthetic line ratios are functions of both n and τ. The plot shows the synthetic line ratios for parameter n = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and the curves of constant log τ (grey numbers). The curve n = 1 represents the line ratios for the Maxwell distribution.
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