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VALD-3 binary record format (190 byte long): VALD-3 binary record format (in February 2011 we decided to expand the level designation fields to 86 characters extending the total record length to 270 bytes):
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||   term_low       || char*46|| || blank || lower level term designation || ||[[http://www.astro.uu.se/valdwiki/EnergyLevels|term_low]]|| char*86|| || blank || lower level term designation ||
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||   term_upp       || char*46|| || blank || upper level term designation || ||[[http://www.astro.uu.se/valdwiki/EnergyLevels|term_upp]]|| char*86|| || blank || upper level term designation ||
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|| accuracy || char*10|| || blank || accuracy of the oscillator strength || || accuracy || char*6 || || blank || accuracy of the oscillator strength ||
|| special flags || char*4 || || blank || Forbidden and cross-reference flags||
|| || 1st byte|| || A || Autoionization transition||
|| || || || B || Forbidden: Electric quadrupole transition||
|| || || || C || Forbidden: Magnetic dipole transition||
|| || || || D || Forbidden: Magnetic quadrupole transition||
|| || 2nd byte|| || A || Extended van der Waals||
|| || || || B || Extended Stark||
|| || || || C || Extended van der Waals & Stark||

VALD-3 binary record format (in February 2011 we decided to expand the level designation fields to 86 characters extending the total record length to 270 bytes):

Field short name

Type

Unit

Default

Description

wl

real*8

Å

wavelength in vacuum

species

int*4

VALD species code, see ~vald/data/VALD_list_of_species

loggf

real*4

log statistical weight times oscillator strength

e_low

real*8

cm^-1

energy of the lower level

j_low

real*4

orbital quantum number for the lower level

e_upp

real*8

cm^-1

energy of the upper level

j_upp

real*4

orbital quantum number for the upper level

lande_low

real*4

99

Lande factor for the lower level

lande_upp

real*4

99

Lande factor for the upper level

gamrad

real*4

s^-1

0

log Radiative damping constant

gamst

real*4

(s*Ne)^-1

0

log Quadratic Stark damping constant at l0000 K (per perturber)

gamvw

real*4

(s*NH)^-1

0

log van der Waals damping constant at l0000 K (per perturber)

term_flag_low

char*2

blank

level coupling type (e.g. LS)

term_low

char*86

blank

lower level term designation

term_flag_upp

char*2

blank

level coupling type (e.g. LS)

term_upp

char*86

blank

upper level term designation

source

char*7

blank

reference to the oscillator strength source

accuracy_flag

char*1

blank

type of the accuracy value (see below)

accuracy

char*6

blank

accuracy of the oscillator strength

special flags

char*4

blank

Forbidden and cross-reference flags

1st byte

A

Autoionization transition

B

Forbidden: Electric quadrupole transition

C

Forbidden: Magnetic dipole transition

D

Forbidden: Magnetic quadrupole transition

2nd byte

A

Extended van der Waals

B

Extended Stark

C

Extended van der Waals & Stark

comment

char*16

blank

additional comments (e.g. wavelength accuracy)

Notes:

Fields without Default value are mandatory.

accuracy_flag values:
' ' ... no value
'N' ... quality class (NIST)
'E' ... error in dex
'C' ... cancellation factor
'P' ... predicted line

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