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  2. Fraunhofer lines - Wikipedia

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    The Fraunhofer lines are typical spectral absorption lines. Absorption lines are narrow regions of decreased intensity in a spectrum, which are the result of photons being absorbed as light passes from the source to the detector. In the Sun, Fraunhofer lines are a result of gas in the Sun's atmosphere and outer photosphere. These regions have ...

  3. Fundamental series - Wikipedia

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    Bergmann observed lithium at 5347 cm −1, sodium at 5416 cm −1 potassium at 6592 cm −1. [2] Bergmann observed that the lines in the series in the caesium spectrum were double. His discovery was announced in Contributions to the Knowledge of the Infra-Red Emission Spectra of the Alkalies, Jena 1907. [3] Carl Runge called this series the ...

  4. Spectral line - Wikipedia

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    Absorption lines for air, under indirect illumination, so that the gas is not directly between source and detector. Here, Fraunhofer lines in sunlight and Rayleigh scattering of this sunlight is the "source." This is the spectrum of a blue sky somewhat close to the horizon, looking east with the sun to the west at around 3–4 pm on a clear day.

  5. Diffuse series - Wikipedia

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    They noticed that lines for sodium were alternating sharp and diffuse. They were the first to use the term "diffuse" for the lines. [18] They classified alkali metal spectral lines into sharp and diffuse categories. In 1890 the lines that also appeared in the absorption spectrum were termed the principal series.

  6. Sharp series - Wikipedia

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    They noticed that lines for sodium were alternating sharp and diffuse. They were the first to use the term "sharp" for the lines. [12] They classified alkali metal spectral lines into sharp and diffuse categories. In 1890 the lines that also appeared in the absorption spectrum were termed the principal series.

  7. Sodium layer - Wikipedia

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    Atoms of sodium in this layer can become excited due to sunlight, solar wind, or other causes. Once excited, these atoms radiate very efficiently around 589 nm, which is in the yellow portion of the spectrum. These radiation bands are known as the sodium D lines. The resulting radiation is one of the sources of air glow.

  8. Emission spectrum - Wikipedia

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    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 transition from a high

  9. Sodium-vapor lamp - Wikipedia

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    A low-pressure sodium lamp running at full brightness An unlit 35 W LPS/SOX lamp LPS lamp warming up A running 35 W LPS/SOX lamp Spectrum of a low-pressure sodium lamp. The intense yellow band is the atomic sodium D-line emission, comprising about 90% of the visible light emission for this lamp type. Two Honda Fits under low-pressure sodium ...