;+ ; NAME: ; rt_epsln ; PURPOSE: (one line) ; return ratio of collision timescale to radiaitve timescale ; DESCRIPTION: ; ; CATEGORY: ; RT ; CALLING SEQUENCE: ; ep = rt_epsln(t,ntot,a10,p10,d,m) ; INPUTS: ; t - temperature (K). May be an array. ; ntot - total number density (cm^-3). May be an array. ; a10 - einstein A coefficient. s^-1 ; p10 - V-T transition probability. Unitless. ; d - collision diameter. cm ; m - reduced mass. g ; OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS: ; none ; KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS: ; none ; KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS: ; none ; OUTPUTS: ; c10/a10 ; COMMON BLOCKS: ; SIDE EFFECTS: ; RESTRICTIONS: ; None ; PROCEDURE: ; ; ; MODIFICATION HISTORY: ; Written 2004 May 8, Leslie Young SwRI ; Modified from epsln.f, Roger Yelle ;- function rt_epsln, t,ntot,a10,p10,d,m physconstants z10 = d^2*sqrt(8. * !pi * !phys.k * t/m) c10 = p10 * z10 * ntot eps = c10/a10 return, eps end