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  2. Spectrum (physical sciences) - Wikipedia

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    In the case of the hydrogen atom the spectrum has both a continuous and a discrete part, the continuous part representing the ionization. The discrete part of the emission spectrum of hydrogen Spectrum of sunlight above the atmosphere (yellow) and at sea level (red), revealing an absorption spectrum with a discrete part (such as the line due to O

  3. Spectral line - Wikipedia

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    A spectral line is a weaker or stronger region in an otherwise uniform and continuous spectrum. It may result from emission or absorption of light in a narrow frequency range, compared with the nearby frequencies. Spectral lines are often used to identify atoms and molecules.

  4. Emission spectrum - Wikipedia

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    Emission spectrum of a ceramic metal halide lamp. A demonstration of the 589 nm D 2 (left) and 590 nm D 1 (right) emission sodium D lines using a wick with salt water in a flame The emission spectrum of a chemical element or chemical compound is the spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted due to electrons making a ...

  5. Thermal radiation - Wikipedia

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    The radiation is not monochromatic, i.e., it does not consist of only a single frequency, but comprises a continuous spectrum of photon energies, its characteristic spectrum. If the radiating body and its surface are in thermodynamic equilibrium and the surface has perfect absorptivity at all wavelengths, it is characterized as a black body. A ...

  6. X-ray spectroscopy - Wikipedia

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    The continuous X-spectrum emitted from the tube irradiates the specimen and excites the characteristic spectral X-ray lines in the specimen. Each of the 92 elements emits a characteristic spectrum. Unlike the optical spectrum, the X-ray spectrum is quite simple.

  7. Black-body radiation - Wikipedia

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    Black-body radiation has a characteristic, continuous frequency spectrum that depends only on the body's temperature, [8] called the Planck spectrum or Planck's law. The spectrum is peaked at a characteristic frequency that shifts to higher frequencies with increasing temperature, and at room temperature most of the emission is in the infrared ...

  8. Einstein coefficients - Wikipedia

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    Emission lines and absorption lines compared to a continuous spectrum. In atomic, molecular, and optical physics, the Einstein coefficients are quantities describing the probability of absorption or emission of a photon by an atom or molecule. [1]

  9. Decomposition of spectrum (functional analysis) - Wikipedia

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    The spectrum of T restricted to H ac is called the absolutely continuous spectrum of T, σ ac (T). The spectrum of T restricted to H sc is called its singular spectrum, σ sc (T). The set of eigenvalues of T is called the pure point spectrum of T, σ pp (T). The closure of the eigenvalues is the spectrum of T restricted to H pp.