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Intercombinational Line Profiles in the UV Spectra of T Tauri Stars and Analysis of the Accretion Zone

Lamzin, S. A.

We have analyzed for the first time profiles of the SiIII 1892 Å and CIII 1909 Å intercombinational lines in HST spectra of the stars RY Tau and RU Lup. The widths of these optically thin lines exceeded 400 km/s, ruling out formation in the stellar chromosphere. Since the intensity of the Si line exceeds that of the C line, it is unlikely that a l…