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Doppler broadening
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Doppler broadeninghas effect small displacements of radiation absorbed or emitted by atoms toward longer and shorter wavelengths result in broadening of the lineshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
has cause thermal, turbulent, or mass motions of atoms along the line of sighthas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
has definition Line broadening caused by the thermal, turbulent, or mass motions of atoms along the line of sight.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
is a kind of line broadening2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
line broadeningchanges property spectral line width2001-09-27 09:29:44.0
optical processhas domain optics2001-09-27 09:29:44.0