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  2. Fraunhofer lines - Wikipedia

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    A demonstration of the 589 nm D 2 (left) and 590 nm D 1 (right) emission sodium D lines using a wick with salt water in a flame. The Fraunhofer C, F, G′, and h lines correspond to the alpha, beta, gamma, and delta lines of the Balmer series of emission lines of the hydrogen atom. The Fraunhofer letters are now rarely used for those lines.

  3. Spectral line - Wikipedia

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    A spectral line is a weaker or stronger region in an otherwise uniform and continuous spectrum. It may result from emission or absorption of light in a narrow frequency range, compared with the nearby frequencies. Spectral lines are often used to identify atoms and molecules.

  4. Equivalent width - Wikipedia

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    A diagram indicating the equivalent width corresponding to the absorption line, which is shown in red. The equivalent width of a spectral line is a measure of the area of the line on a plot of intensity versus wavelength in relation to underlying continuum level. It is found by forming a rectangle with a height equal to that of continuum ...

  5. Principal series (spectroscopy) - Wikipedia

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    The term principal came about because this series of lines is observed both in absorption and emission for alkali metal vapours. [2] Other series of lines appear in the emission spectrum only and not in the absorption spectrum, and were named the sharp series and the diffuse series based on the appearance of the lines. [3] [2]

  6. Balmer series - Wikipedia

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    The "visible" hydrogen emission spectrum lines in the Balmer series. H-alpha is the red line at the right. Four lines (counting from the right) are formally in the visible range. Lines five and six can be seen with the naked eye, but are considered to be ultraviolet as they have wavelengths less than 400 nm.

  7. Absorption spectroscopy - Wikipedia

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    The absorption that occurs due to a transition between two states is referred to as an absorption line and a spectrum is typically composed of many lines. The frequencies at which absorption lines occur, as well as their relative intensities, primarily depend on the electronic and molecular structure of the sample.

  8. Spectral line shape - Wikipedia

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    Emission spectrum of a fluorescent light, exhibiting many spectral lines. Each line corresponds to an energy level in one of the elements inside the light. A spectral line can result from an electron transition in an atom, molecule or ion, which is associated with a specific amount of energy, E. When this energy is measured by means of some ...

  9. Jablonski diagram - Wikipedia

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    The changes between these levels are called "transitions" and are plotted on the Jablonski diagram. Radiative transitions involve either the absorption or emission of a photon. As mentioned above, these transitions are denoted with solid arrows with their tails at the initial energy level and their tips at the final energy level.