Published August 28, 1980
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Journal article
A saturated absorption spectroscopy measurement of the Rydberg constant
Description
A tuneable dye laser saturated absorption measurement of three of the fine-structure components of the Balmer alpha line of atomic hydrogen in a gas discharge yields a value of 10 973 731.513(85)m-1 for the Rydberg constant. The number in parenthesis is the uncertainty in the last digit quoted. It represents a standard deviation which is obtained by combining the random (0.021m-1) and systematic (0.082m-1) uncertainties as the root sum of their squares. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Phys., B (London). At. Mol. Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 13
- Journal Issue
- 16
- Series
- J. Phys., B (London). At. Mol. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 3099-3108
- ISSN
- 0022-3700
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 11566644
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACCURACY; ATOMS; BALMER LINES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; D STATES; DYE LASERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINE STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN; P STATES; RYDBERG CORRECTION; S STATES
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFIERS; CORRECTIONS; DATA; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; INFORMATION; LASERS; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL DATA; SPECTROSCOPY