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pressure broadening
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pressure broadeninghas cause pressure which in turn is caused by the surface gravity of the starhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:45.0
has example white dwarfs have very broad absorption lineshas 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 pressure.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