The Hybrid Detailed / Statistical Opacity Code SCO-RCG: New Developments and Applications

Abstract

We present the hybrid opacity code SCO-RCG which combines statistical approaches with fine-structure calculations. Radial integrals needed for the computation of detailed transition arrays are calculated by the code SCO (Super-configuration Code for Opacity), which calculates atomic structure at finite temperature and density, taking into account plasma effects on the wave-functions. Levels and spectral lines are then computed by an adapted RCG routine of R. D. Cowan. SCO-RCG now includes the Partially Resolved Transition Array model, which allows one to replace a complex transition array by a small-scale detailed calculation preserving energy and variance of the genuine transition array and yielding improved high-order moments. An approximate method for studying the impact of strong magnetic field on opacity and emissivity was also recently implemented.