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Table 1

Characteristics of the PACS FIR fine-structure cooling lines.

Species λ Transition IP ΔE/k a ncrit
[μm] [eV] [K] [cm-3]

[C ii] 157.7 11.3 91 50b, 2.8 × 103
[N ii] 121.9 14.5 188 310
[N ii] 205.2 14.5 70 48
[N iii] 57.3 29.6 251 3.0 × 103
[O i] 63.2 228 4.7 × 105
[O i] 145.5 327 9.5 × 104
[O iii] 88.4 35.1 163 510

Notes. Values taken from Madden et al. (2013). The IP for [O ii] is 13.62 eV.

(a)

Excitation temperature ΔE/k required to populate the transition level from the ground state.

(b)

Critical density for collisions with electrons.

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