Intensities in the Hydrogen Spectral Series

Abstract

The absolute intensities of the components of the most important lines of the first six series in the spectrum of the hydrogen atom as computed on the basis of the wave mechanics are tabulated. The components are summed to give the total line intensities per atom in the initial state. The probability coefficients for the components and lines are also tabulated. The results of comparison between experiment and theory are briefly discussed and an experiment for giving values more directly comparable with the calculated values is suggested.