1959Australian Journal of PhysicsOpen access

The Shape of Spectral Lines: Tables of the Voigt Profile

D. W. Posener

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A brief discussion is given of some methods of computing the line shape, commonly known as the Voigt profile, resulting when a spectral line is broadened simultaneously by Gaussian and Lorentz effects, and tables and curves are presented for representative values of the variables.

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A brief discussion is given of some methods of computing the line shape, commonly known as the Voigt profile, resulting when a spectral line is broadened simultaneously by Gaussian and Lorentz effects, and tables and curves are presented for representative values of the variables.

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A brief discussion is given of some methods of computing the line shape, commonly known as the Voigt profile, resulting when a spectral line is broadened simultaneously by Gaussian and Lorentz effects, and tables and curves are presented for representative values of the variables.

Key concepts: Voigt profile, Physics, Spectral line shape, Lorentz transformation, Line (geometry), Gaussian, Computational physics, Plasma

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