On the He/plus/ triplet line intensities.

Check of the adequacy of theoretical calculations of helium-triplet line strengths, including collisional enhancement, by comparing theoretical prediction with astronomical observations. It is shown that the observations of Peimbert and Torres-Peimbert (1971) and of Peimbert and Costero (1969) fit the theoretical predictions rather well, placing planetary nebulae and H II regions in separate density and temperature ranges. It appears that the theory of helium-triplet line strengths agrees with present observations.