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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2013
We study the properties of the He I 10830 Å line under the bombardment of nonthermal electron beam. Using radiative hydrodynamics method, we obtain the line profiles from different model atmospheres by varying the electron beam fluxes. Below a certain electron flux, the spectra become much more absorptions as nonthemal flux increases. Above the threshold, the spectral intensities increase as the flux goes up. We also investigate the temporal evolution of the spectra under the nonthermal heating. For weak electron flux, the profiles evolve from weak absorptions to strong absorptions. For strong nonthermal heating, the profiles can be significantly changed from absorptions to emissions. The spectra also show red or blue asymmetries.