On the Absorption Spectrum of Noble Gases at the Arc Spectrum Limit.
Rydberg spectral lines of an atom are sometimes superimposed on the continuous spectrum of a different configuration. Effects of interaction among different configurations in one of these cases are theoretically investigated, and a formula is obtained that describes the behavior of absorption spectrum intensity. This offers qualitative justification of some experimental results obtained by BEUTLER in studies of absorption arc spectra of noble gases and I(b) spectra of some metal vapors.
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.
Ugo
U
Fano
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.
Guido
G
Pupillo
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.
Alberto
A
Zannoni
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.
Charles W
CW
Clark
Fano resonance; absorption spectrum of noble gases