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Zeeman effect
subject			fact

Zeeman effect	is measured by measuring the difference between right-hand and left-hand polarization across a spectral line.
	has effect splitting of a spectral line into a multiplet of lines with distinct polarization characteristics.
	has cause the influence of an magnetic field on a radiating atom or ion.
	has definition Line broadening due to the influence of magnetic fields.
	is a kind of line broadening
line broadening	changes property spectral line width
optical process	has domain optics

Kinds of Zeeman effect :

• anomalous Zeeman effect (4 facts) - Zeeman effet in which spectral lines are split into several components, in contrast to the normal Zeeman effect which results in only two distinct components.