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Emission and Absorption Lines
written by Jose Wudka
This webpage from the University of California, Riverside offers an explanation of emission and absorption lines. A diagram, with descriptive text, shows how light from a star can produce each type of line. Also, an image of solar absorption lines is provided.
http://web.archive.org/web/20180201200040/https://physics.ucr.edu/...
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Modern Physics
- Atomic Physics
= Absorption
= Spectra
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absorption, emission, line, spectrum
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Metadata instance created December 19, 2007 by Ann Deml
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August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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September 24, 1998
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J. Wudka, , WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20180201200040/https://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node107.html).
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J. Wudka, Emission and Absorption Lines, <http://web.archive.org/web/20180201200040/https://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node107.html>.
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Wudka, J. (1998, September 24). Emission and Absorption Lines. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://web.archive.org/web/20180201200040/https://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node107.html
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Wudka, Jose. Emission and Absorption Lines. September 24, 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/20180201200040/https://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node107.html (accessed 2 May 2025).
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Wudka, Jose. Emission and Absorption Lines. 24 Sep. 1998. 2 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20180201200040/https://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node107.html>.
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