Coherent overview of the latest technical data, techniques and applications of one of the most fundamental tools available to astronomers.
ParticipantsPrefaceEmission Lines: Past and Future1Atomic Data for the Analysis of Emission Lines8Radiative Transfer35Emission Lines from Winds49Photoionizing Shocks65The Lexington Benchmarks for Numerical Simulations of Nebulae83Emission Line Diagnostics97Ultraviolet Spectroscopy107Infrared Emission Lines as Probes of Gaseous Nebulae134Molecular Emission Line Diagnostics in Astrophysical Environments158Abundance Determinations165Astrophysical Gamma Ray Emission Lines180Summary Remarks214