Importance of spectral line shapes in astrophysics
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- review article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Vol. 4 (3) , 279-287
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/4/3/001
Abstract
The following applications of spectral line broadening theory to astrophysics are briefly reviewed: (i) understanding qualitative effects visible on spectrograms; (ii) quantitative understanding of hydrogen-line profiles for the determination of stellar atmospheric parameters; (iii) effects of line broadening on the determination of stellar chemical composition.Keywords
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