Test of the Theory of Stark Broadening ofHβ
- 19 September 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 17 (12), 623-626
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.17.623
Abstract
Plasma electron densities inferred from the half-intensity width of are shown to agree to within ±1.5% with those measured by laser interferometry.
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