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In this paper, we present experimental Stark halfwidths of spectral lines of singly ionized oxygen and singly and double ionized silicon. The observed spectral lines were emitted from plasma produced in a small electromagnetically driven T-tube. The plasma electron density was 1.45 ? 1023 m-3 and the electron temperature was 15 000 K. The obtained results were compared with the available experimental results of other authors, as well as with some theoretical Stark halfwidth values. The obtained results, the analysis of experimental results and the comparison with theoretical results might be of interest in astrophysics. For example, the obtained Stark halfwidths can be useful for abundance determination, the calculation of stellar opacities, the interpretation and modelling of stellar spectra, the estimation of the relative transfer through the stellar plasma, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Context. The Stark broadening of the spectral lines of the wavelengths 501.6, 667.8, 728.1, 388.9, 587.6, and 706.5 nm from neutral helium in plasmas are studied theoretically and experimentally. Aims. The aim of this work is to provide information about the connection between the shape and width of spectral lines and the electron density and temperature to be used as a diagnostic tool. Methods. The theoretical calculations were carried out through molecular dynamics computer simulations with noninteracting particles. The experimental measurements were done in a plasma of pure helium generated in an electromagnetically driven T-tube. The plasma diagnostics used previous results about the Stark broadening of the He I 447.1 nm and He I 492.2 nm lines and the coherence between the shape of these spectra and those obtained here. The electron temperature was obtained through a Boltzmann-plot of eight lines of Si II. Results. Several tables of width and shift are provided in a wide range of electron density and temperature. Furthermore, we supply several fitting formulas, which allow calculating the plasma electron density from the measured values of the spectral line widths. The results obtained in the laboratory and in the simulations are compared with the data from the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]