Fix low temperature problem of Van Regemorter approximation #1992
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The exponential in the calculation of the van Regemorter approximation can become infinite, e.g. for 100 K and transition energies bigger than roughly 6.5 eV:
np.exp(((6.5 * units.eV) / (100 * units.K * const.k_B)).to(''))
The product of the exponential integral E1 and the exponential, however, stays finite. I have added an implementation of
the product that does not calculate the exponential for large values but instead uses the Laurent series expansion.
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