Thread: ? Spectral width of emission lines
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Old 13-11-2014, 11:15 AM
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Steve,
The actual observed width of emission lines varies with the source.
Pressure, temperature etc. change the shape of the emission.
For discussion purposes, you could safely assume around 2A FWHM
Does that help?
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