Stark broadening of Pd II spectral lines

Abstract

Stark widths for 47 spectral lines of singly charged palladium ion (Pd II) have been calculated with the help of the modified semiempirical method. The calculations have been performed for an electron density of 1017 cm-3 and for a temperature range from 5 000 K up to 80 000 K. Employing the obtained results, we investigated the influence of Stark broadening in Pd II spectra of DB and DO white dwarfs as well as A type stars. Moreover, similarities and regularities of Stark widths of Pd II spectral lines within a multiplet, a supermultiplet and a transition array have been discussed.