title: Comment on "Atomic spectral line-free parameter deconvolution procedure".
abstract: Recently Milosavljević and Poparić [Phys. Rev. E 63, 036404 (2001)] proposed a method for the deconvolution of isolated asymmetric plasma broadened atomic (neutral) spectral lines. The authors claim that their method enables a complete plasma diagnostics by applying this deconvolution on a single experimental line profile. In the present Comment the proposed deconvolution procedure and its application are reexamined.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 4, 21000 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nikolić
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Djurović
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mijatović
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kobilarov