Electron Impact Broadening of Spectral Lines
- 15 April 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 98 (2) , 495-514
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.98.495
Abstract
Ion densities in electrical discharges and in stars are often determined by observing the widths of spectral lines emitted or absorbed. The Holtsmark theory, usually employed in the interpretation of the data, restricts itself to ions and ignores electron collisions, which are treated in a qualitative way. This paper describes a detailed theory of electron effects upon the Lyman alpha line.Keywords
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