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Yes I think you are correct in that the label on this plot is not correct as this gives units of erg s^-1 cm^5

The radiative loss rate is typically reported in units of erg cm^3 s^-1 such that $\Lambda n^2$ gives the volumetric radiative loss rate (for a plasma at density $n$) in units of erg cm^-3 s^-1.

I believe the free-bound loss should also have units of erg cm^3 s^-1 and so you would be correct on that count as well. @kdere can you confirm this?

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I agree that the label is not correct. What is plotted is Lambda and Lambdan_en_H gives the radiative loss rate per unit volume erg cm^-3 s^-1.

The units for Lambda are erg cm^3 s^-1, and the same goes for the free-bound loss rate

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Ok so it seems that the units listed in the plot labels and docstrings in several places need to be fixed. @smoon24 would you mind listing all of the places where you've found these inconsistencies and adding to it as you find more? These could all be fixed in a single PR.

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I used Chianti for coursework by now, so I'm afraid whether if I can find more. I just have checked functions related to RadLoss and found that boundBoundLoss method in Ion.py seems to has similar error. Docstring says it returns loss rate in unit of erg cm^-3 s^-1, which should be erg cm^3 s^-1. And it might be better to add unit in the docstring of freeFreeLoss and twoPhotonLoss for consistency. Thanks!

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Thanks for your feedback @smoon24. If you happen to come across any more of these inconsistencies, feel free to list them here. We'll keep this issue open until these get fixed.

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Yes, this is one of the things I need to get to. I think it is also on the QuickStart page and notebook

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