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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): = VALD Team internal pages =
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== VALD-3 binary record format ==

Total record length: 270 bytes
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|| species || int*4 || || || VALD species code, see ~vald/data/VALD_list_of_species || || species || int*4 || || || VALD species code, see [[VALD list of species]] ||
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|| 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) ||
|| gamst || real*4 || (s*Ne)^-1|| 0 || log Quadratic Stark damping constant at l0000 K (where Ne is the electron number density) ||
|| gamvw || real*4 || depends on value || 0 || van der Waals damping parameter: if <0: log gamma_6 in units of (s*NH)^-1 at l0000 K (where NH is the number density of neutral hydrogen); if >0 : two parameters as defined in Barklem et al. 2000A&AS..142..467B : integer part is cross-section sigma, fractional part is velocity parameter alpha ||
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||   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||
||Transition type  || char*1 || || blank || Allowed transition||
|| ||         || || A || Autoionizing transition||
|| || || || B || Forbidden: Electric quadrupole transition (E2)||
|| || || || C || Forbidden: Magnetic dipole transition (M1)||
|| || || || D || Forbidden: Magnetic quadrupole transition (M2)||
|| ||         || || E || Forbidden: Electric octupole transition (E3)||
|| || || || F || Forbidden: Magnetic octupole transition (M3)||
||
Extra information || char*1 || || blank or 0 || No extended information||
|| || || || 1 || Extended van der Waals||
|| || || || 2 || Extended Stark||
|| || || || 3 || Extended
van der Waals & Stark||
|| || || || 4 || Transition has hfs extension||
|| || || || 5 || Extended van der Waals & hfs||
|| || || || 6 || Extended Stark & hfs||
|| || || || 7 || Extended van der Waals & Stark + hfs||
||Not assigned || char*1 || || blank || Not used||
||Not assigned || char*1 || || blank || Not used||
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'E' ... error in dex<<BR>>  An estimated accuracy is listed for each transition strength, indicated by a code letter as given in the table below:
 <<BR>>
 AAA ≤ 0.3%<<BR>>
 AA ≤ 1%<<BR>>
 A+ ≤ 2%<<BR>>
 A ≤ 3%<<BR>>
 B+ ≤ 7%<<BR>>
 B ≤ 10%<<BR>>
 C+ ≤ 18%<<BR>>
 C ≤ 25%<<BR>>
 D+ ≤ 40%<<BR>>
 D ≤ 50%<<BR>>
 E > 50%.<<BR>>

'E' ... absolute error in dex<<BR>>

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VALD-3 binary record format

Total record length: 270 bytes

Field short name

Type

Unit

Default

Description

wl

real*8

Å

wavelength in vacuum

species

int*4

VALD species code, see 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 (where Ne is the electron number density)

gamvw

real*4

depends on value

0

van der Waals damping parameter: if <0: log gamma_6 in units of (s*NH)^-1 at l0000 K (where NH is the number density of neutral hydrogen); if >0 : two parameters as defined in Barklem et al. 2000A&AS..142..467B : integer part is cross-section sigma, fractional part is velocity parameter alpha

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

Transition type

char*1

blank

Allowed transition

A

Autoionizing transition

B

Forbidden: Electric quadrupole transition (E2)

C

Forbidden: Magnetic dipole transition (M1)

D

Forbidden: Magnetic quadrupole transition (M2)

E

Forbidden: Electric octupole transition (E3)

F

Forbidden: Magnetic octupole transition (M3)

Extra information

char*1

blank or 0

No extended information

1

Extended van der Waals

2

Extended Stark

3

Extended van der Waals & Stark

4

Transition has hfs extension

5

Extended van der Waals & hfs

6

Extended Stark & hfs

7

Extended van der Waals & Stark + hfs

Not assigned

char*1

blank

Not used

Not assigned

char*1

blank

Not used

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)

  • An estimated accuracy is listed for each transition strength, indicated by a code letter as given in the table below:


    AAA ≤ 0.3%
    AA ≤ 1%
    A+ ≤ 2%
    A ≤ 3%
    B+ ≤ 7%
    B ≤ 10%
    C+ ≤ 18%
    C ≤ 25%
    D+ ≤ 40%
    D ≤ 50%
    E > 50%.

'E' ... absolute error in dex
'C' ... cancellation factor
'P' ... predicted line

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