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Table 3

Diagnostic line ratios used to compute the electron temperature and density simultaneously.

Ionisation zone Temperature diagnostic Density diagnostic
Low [N II] λ 5755/6548 [S II] λ 6716/6731
High [S III] λ 6312/9069 [Cl III] λ 5518/5538
[Ar III] λ 5192/7136 [Cl III] λ 5518/5538
Very High [Ar IV] λ 4740/7170 [Cl III] λ 5518/5538

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