Abstract
The EUV spectrum of is reviewed, using new solar observations from the Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS), together with older solar and laboratory data. The most up-to-date scattering calculations are benchmarked against these experimental data, with the use of a large atomic structure calculation. Once adjustments are made to the excitation rates, good agreement is found between calculated and observed line intensities. All previous line identifications have been re-assessed. Several lines are identified here for the first time, most notably the strong decays from the 3s<sup>2<sup/> 3p<sup>5<sup/> 3d<sup>2<sup/> <sup>4<sup/>D<sub><i>j<i/><sub/> levels. It is shown that they provide a new, important diagnostic of electron temperature for the upper transition region. The temperatures obtained at the base of solar coronal loops are lower (log <i>T<i/> [K] = 5.5) than those predicted by assuming ionization equilibrium (log <i>T<i/> [K] = 5.6), however firm measurements will only be possible once better scattering calculations are available, and the EIS radiometric calibration is properly assessed.
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