VariousWords beta
Related Terms:
linebroadening
isotope shift
ritz's combination principle
gravitational redshift
hydrogen line
microdensitometer
rydberg formula
absorption
balmer series
absorption line
electron
atom
flame photometry
emission line
emission
paschen back effect
stark effect
spectrum
energy level
molecule
hydrogen spectral series
wavelength
Noun
Definition: a dark or bright line in an otherwise continuous spectrum caused by the absorption or emission of light, at a single wavelength, by the movement of electrons between energy levels of an atom or molecule