@misc{KaastraPaerelsDurretetal.2008, author = {Kaastra, Jelle S. and Paerels, Frits B.S. and Durret, Florence and Schindler, Sabine and Richter, Philipp}, title = {Thermal radiation processes}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {891}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43622}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-436220}, pages = {155 -- 190}, year = {2008}, abstract = {We discuss the different physical processes that are important to understand the thermal X-ray emission and absorption spectra of the diffuse gas in clusters of galaxies and the warm-hot intergalactic medium. The ionisation balance, line and continuum emission and absorption properties are reviewed and several practical examples are given that illustrate the most important diagnostic features in the X-ray spectra.}, language = {en} }