1. ∫[ν₁,∞] ϕ[ν] a[ν] dν = Γ, the photoionization rate, in s⁻¹ under the units used below. ϕ[ν] = 10¹³ (ν/ν₀)⁻³ [photons cm⁻² s⁻¹ Ryd⁻¹]. a[ν] = A₀/Z² (ν₁/ν)⁴ exp(4 - (4 tan⁻¹(ε)/ε)) (1 - exp(-2π/ε))⁻¹ [cm²], with A₀ = 6.30 × 10¹⁸ [cm²] and ε = √(ν/ν₁ - 1) and Z = 1, but, above the ionization threshold, this is approximately a power law, so a[ν] ≈ 6.30 × 10¹⁸ (ν/ν₀)⁻³ [cm²], with ν₀ = 3.288 × 10¹⁵ [s⁻¹]. ϕ[ν] a[ν] dν = 10¹³ (ν/ν₀)⁻³ [cm⁻² s⁻¹ Ryd⁻¹] × 6.30 × 10¹⁸ (ν/ν₀)⁻³ [cm²] = 6.30 ×10³¹ (ν/ν₀)⁻⁶ [s⁻¹ Ryd⁻¹]. ∫[ν₀,∞] ϕ[ν] a[ν] dν = ∫[ν₀,∞] dν (6.30 ×10³¹ (ν/ν₀)⁻⁶ [s⁻¹ Ryd⁻¹]) = 6.30 ×10³¹ (1/ν₀)⁻⁶ [s⁻¹ Ryd⁻¹] ∫[ν₀,∞] ν⁻⁶ dν = 6.30 ×10³¹ (3.288 × 10¹⁵)⁶ [s⁻⁶ Ryd⁻¹] [∞⁻⁵/(-5) - ((3.288× 10¹⁵ Ryd s⁻¹)⁻⁵/(-5)] = (1/5) 6.30 × 10³¹ (3.288 × 10¹⁵)⁶ [s⁻⁶ Ryd⁻¹] (3.288× 10¹⁵)⁻⁵ [Ryd s⁵]. *** = 4.14288 × 10⁴⁶ s⁻¹. Seems really high... maybe I goofed something up, because 10¹³ hydrogen ionizing flux density seems sort of middle of the road. When we did AGN simulations, we went to around 10²⁴. Moving on for now, though... ───────────── 2. L = ϕ / (nₑ nₚ αᵦ(T)) αᵦ(T) = 2.59 ×10⁻¹³ n[H] = 10³ cm⁻³ = nₑ nₚ. ϕ = 10¹⁴ cm⁻² s⁻¹ L = 10¹⁴ / (10³)² / 2.59 ×10⁻¹³ [cm] *** L = 3.861 × 10²⁰ cm.