A band Comparison Table

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A band comparison table

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Fraunhofer line Joseph Fraunhofer Absorption line in the spectrum of the Sun, studied by Fraunhofer in 1814. The nine most prominent he labeled with capital letters (from the red end) A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. and K. The A band and B band are now known to be groups of telluric lines due to O₂ absorption in Earth's atmosphere, and C and F are respectively known as Hα and Hβ. 1814 Sun absorption line emission line

molecular band molecule A series of closely spaced, often unresolved, emission or absorption lines found in the spectra of molecules. Each line represents an increment of energy due to a change in the rotational state of the molecule. set of molecular lines

A band Joseph Fraunhofer O₂ One of about a dozen of the strongest Fraunhofer lines seen in the Solar spectrum, the A band at 7600 angstoms is due to telluric lines of molecular oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere. (originally thought to originate in the Sun by Fraunhofer) 1814 Earth's atmosphere Fraunhofer line 7600 Å emission line

Subject	has discoverer	has specie	has definition	has dicovery date	occurs in	is a kind of	has wavelength	has antonym
Fraunhofer line	Joseph Fraunhofer		Absorption line in the spectrum of the Sun, studied by Fraunhofer in 1814. The nine most prominent he labeled with capital letters (from the red end) A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. and K. The A band and B band are now known to be groups of telluric lines due to O₂ absorption in Earth's atmosphere, and C and F are respectively known as Hα and Hβ.	1814	Sun	absorption line		emission line
molecular band		molecule	A series of closely spaced, often unresolved, emission or absorption lines found in the spectra of molecules. Each line represents an increment of energy due to a change in the rotational state of the molecule.			set of molecular lines
A band	Joseph Fraunhofer	O₂	One of about a dozen of the strongest Fraunhofer lines seen in the Solar spectrum, the A band at 7600 angstoms is due to telluric lines of molecular oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere. (originally thought to originate in the Sun by Fraunhofer)	1814	Earth's atmosphere	Fraunhofer line	7600 Å	emission line

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