remove Halpha self-broadening hack

ajwheeler · Jun 11, 2021 · bb3cea8 · bb3cea8
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diff --git a/src/line_opacity.jl b/src/line_opacity.jl
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ function line_absorption(linelist, λs, temp, nₑ, n_densities::Dict, partition
                 nₑ*scaled_stark(line.gamma_stark, temp)  + 
                 (n_densities["H_I"] + 0.42n_densities["He_I"])*scaled_vdW(line.vdW, mass, temp))
 
-        #hack in Hα resonant broadening
-        if line.species == "H_I" && (6e-5 < line.wl < 7e-5)
-            Γauto = scaled_vdW((1180*bohr_radius_cgs^2, 0.677), mass, temp) * n_densities["H_I"] 
-            Γstark = nₑ*scaled_stark(line.gamma_stark, temp)
-            Γ += Γauto - Γstark
-        end
-
         #doing this involves an implicit aproximation that λ(ν) is linear over the line window
         Δλ_L = Γ * line.wl^2 / c_cgs