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On the Absorption Spectrum of Noble Gases at the Arc Spectrum Limit
Published
Author(s)
Ugo Fano, G Pupillo, A Zannoni, Charles W. Clark
Abstract
Rydberg spectral lines of an atom are sometimes superimposed on the continuous spectrum of a different configuration. Effects of interaction among different configurations in one of these cases are theoretically investigated, and a formula is obtained that describes the behavior of absorption spectrum intensity. This offers qualitative justification of some experimental results obtained by BEUTLER in studies of absorption arc spectra of noble gases and $I^b$ spectra of some metal vapors.
absorption spectrum of noble gases, Fano resonance
Citation
Fano, U.
, Pupillo, G.
, Zannoni, A.
and Clark, C.
(2006),
On the Absorption Spectrum of Noble Gases at the Arc Spectrum Limit, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
(Accessed October 27, 2025)